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Zuider Zee
Zui·der Zee Z0028700 (zī′dər zē′, zā′, zoi′dər zā′) A former shallow inlet of the North Sea in northeast Netherlands. Originally a lake, it was joined with the North Sea by heavy flooding. A dike, completed in 1932, turned the southern section into the Ijsselmeer, which has largely been reclaimed for agriculture.Zuider Zee (ˈzaɪdə ˈziː; Dutch ˈzœidər ˈzeː) or Zuyder Zeen (Placename) a former inlet of the North Sea in the N coast of the Netherlands sealed off from the sea by a dam in 1932, dividing it into the Waddenzee and the freshwater IJsselmeer, with several large reclaimed areasZui•der Zee (ˈzaɪ dər ˈzeɪ, ˈzi)
n. a former shallow inlet of the North Sea in the central Netherlands. Compare IJsselmeer. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Zuider Zee - a former inlet of the North Sea in the northern coast of the Netherlands; sealed off from the sea in 1932 by a dam that created the IJsselmeerNorth Sea - an arm of the North Atlantic between the British Isles and Scandinavia; oil was discovered under the North Sea in 1970 |
Zuider Zee
Zuider Zee (zī`dər zē, zā, Du. zoi`dər zā), former shallow inlet of the North Sea, c.80 mi (130 km) long, indenting NE Netherlands. In ancient times Lake Flevo, it was joined to the North Sea by a great flood in the 13th cent. A vast drainage project, begun in 1920, split the old Zuider Zee into the IJsselmeerIJsselmeer
, shallow freshwater lake, NW Netherlands, bordering on the provinces of North Holland, Flevoland, and Friesland. It was formed from the old Zuider Zee by the construction of a dam (completed 1932).
..... Click the link for more information. , S of the IJsselmeer dam, and the Waddenzee, between the dam and the West Frisian Islands. Large areas of the IJsselmeer have since been reclaimed for farm lands and urban expansion.Zuider Zee, Zuyder Zee a former inlet of the North Sea in the N coast of the Netherlands sealed off from the sea by a dam in 1932, dividing it into the Waddenzee and the freshwater IJsselmeer, with several large areas under reclamation Zuider Zee
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