Zuider Zee

American  

[zahy-der zey, zee, zœi-duhr zey] / ˈzaɪ dər ˈzeɪ, ˈzi, ˈzœɪ dər ˈzeɪ /

noun

1. a former shallow inlet of the North Sea in central Netherlands.

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Zuider Zee British  

/ ˈzœidər ˈzeː, ˈzaɪdə ˈziː /

noun

1. 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 areas

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Zuider Zee

Zuider Zee has not been at his best this year, but anything close to his dead-heat for fourth place with Times Up at Sandown in May should get him home comfortably this afternoon.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 8, 2012

The broad highway from the Zuider Zee topped a beech-trimmed ridge, then dropped into the town.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lately, however, the Dutch have started an 8-year project to build 18 miles of main dykes 450 ft. wide, 25 ft. above Amsterdam's level to lock in the Zuider Zee.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ex-Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm was reported to have terminated his visit to Doorn and to have returned to his island home at Wieringen, off the coast of North Holland in the Zuider Zee.

From Time Magazine Archive

Between the harbour and the Zuider Zee the Y is now crossed by a great dam in which are locks to admit vessels and regulate the amount of water in the North Sea Canal.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various