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

By 1952 swamps will be reclaimed, almost 1,000,000 acres of land reclaimed, and the Zuider Zee made again into an inland lake.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

From the Zuider Zee to Zealand loyal Dutchmen had barked gruff cheers.

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