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Zuiderzee

Zuiderzee

9.9
A large sea inlet in the Netherlands now closed by a dam and called the IJsselmeer
  • proper noun
translation icon : Zuyderzee
  • Many historical towns were situated along the Zuiderzee before the construction of the dam in 1932.

Examples

  • The Zuiderzee was an important area for fishing in the Netherlands before it was transformed into the IJsselmeer.

  • This storm tide, along with others of like size in the 13th century and 14th century, played a part in the formation of the Zuiderzee and was characteristic of the unsettled and changeable weather.

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  • The Zuiderzee played a crucial role in Dutch maritime history as a major shipping route.

Synonyms

Zuider Zee
vsZuiderzee
9.9

A former bay of the North Sea in the Netherlands that the Dutch closed with a dam in 1932

is the same concept but spelled as a single word

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Zuiderzee comes from Dutch parts zuid ('south') and zee ('sea'). It literally meant the 'southern sea' and was the name for the large inlet of the North Sea that was closed in 1932 to become the IJsselmeer.