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zee.

sea

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/zeː/[zeː]Belgium[zeɪ̯]Netherlands[seɪ̯]Netherlands

  1. sea

    feminine
    Ze zeilden over de open zee om nieuwe landen te ontdekken.

  2. sea (a vast mass, expanse; multitude)

    feminine
    Er was een zee van mensen bij het concert.
    Hij keek uit over een zee van bloemen.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch sêe, from Old Dutch sēo, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.