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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Example Sentences

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

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

With bare poles she ran before the wind, struck on the island of Terschelling at the mouth of the Zuider Zee, and sank in 50 feet of water.

From Time Magazine Archive

It might mean that the Germans were afraid of being cut off in the western Netherlands by an Allied push to the Zuider Zee.

From Time Magazine Archive

"And this," said Mr. van Buren, "was once one of the proudest cities of the Zuider Zee!"

From The Chauffeur and the Chaperon by Anderson, Karl