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Zuiderzee.

a former shallow bay of the North Sea in the northwest of the Netherlands; nowadays closed off by the Afsluitdijk and partially reclaimed as polders; the largest remaining lakes are called the IJsselmeer and the Markermeer

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˌzœy̯.dərˈzeː/[ˌzœy̯dərˈzeː]
  1. a former shallow bay of the North Sea in the northwest of the Netherlands; nowadays closed off by the Afsluitdijk and partially reclaimed as polders; the largest remaining lakes are called the IJsselmeer and the Markermeer

    feminine · historical
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch Sudersêe. By surface analysis, zuider + zee.

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