IJssel

American

[ahy-suhl] / ˈaɪ səl /

Or Ijssel

noun

a river in the central Netherlands, flowing N to the IJsselmeer: a branch of the Rhine River. 70 miles (110 km) long.

IJssel British

/ ˈɛisəl, ˈaɪsəl /

noun

a river in the central Netherlands: a distributary of the Rhine, flowing north to the IJsselmeer. Length: 116 km (72 miles)

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Parts of the IJssel river, flowing north, are now so narrow that a ban has been imposed on ships passing each other.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2022

Entering the building are Arnold van Huis and Marcel Dicke, entomologists at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, along with chef Henk van Gurp, from the nearby Rijn IJssel Vakschool, which teaches hotel and tourism management.

From Scientific American • Aug. 28, 2014

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