Zuider Zee
[ zahy-der zey, zee; Dutch zœi-duh r zey ]
/ ˈzaɪ dər ˈzeɪ, ˈzi; Dutch ˈzœɪ dər ˈzeɪ /
noun
a former shallow inlet of the North Sea in central Netherlands.
Compare IJsselmeer.
Also
Zuyder Zee.
British Dictionary definitions for zuider zee
Zuider Zee
Zuyder Zee
/ (ˈzaɪdə ˈziː, Dutch ˈzœidər ˈzeː) /
noun
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