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Zijl.

a short river in South Holland near Leiden between the Oude Rijn and the Kagerplassen; originally a tidal rivulet that was widened in the early High Middle Ages to improve the drainage of the nearby polders

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

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name/zɛi̯l/
  1. a short river in South Holland near Leiden between the Oude Rijn and the Kagerplassen; originally a tidal rivulet that was widened in the early High Middle Ages to improve the drainage of the nearby polders

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch sile. Cf. zijl.

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