Zeeland

[ zee-luhnd; Dutch zey-lahnt ]

/ ˈzi lənd; Dutch ˈzeɪˌlɑnt /

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noun

a province in the SW Netherlands, consisting largely of islands. 1,041 sq. mi. (2,695 sq. km). Capital: Middelburg.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Zeeland

Zee·land·er, noun

Words nearby Zeeland

zedoary, zedonk, zeds, zee, Zeebrugge, Zeeland, Zeelander, Zeeman, Zeeman effect, Zeffirelli, ZEG

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How to use Zeeland in a sentence

He found them lying at anchor in one of the Zeeland streams.
The Golden Book of the Dutch Navigators|Hendrik Willem van Loon
There was an Indian company which was backed by the province of Zeeland.
The Golden Book of the Dutch Navigators|Hendrik Willem van Loon
He returned to Zeeland to die, but was cured mysteriously by a strolling quack.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various
The florin had twenty stivers; the regular Holland dollar had fifty stivers, the Zeeland dollar had forty-two.
Walter Pieterse|Multatuli

He was furnished with four ships of Amsterdam, two of Rotterdam and one from Zeeland.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Zeeland

Zeeland

/ (Dutch ˈzeːlɑnt, English ˈziːlənd) /

noun

a province of the SW Netherlands: consists of a small area on the mainland together with a number of islands in the Scheldt estuary; mostly below sea level. Capital: Middelburg. Pop: 378 000 (2003 est). Area: 1787 sq km (690 sq miles)

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