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Ijsselmeer
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Ijs·sel·meer or IJs·sel·meer  (sl-mâr, -mr)
A shallow, dike-enclosed lake of northwest Netherlands. It was formed from the Zuider Zee by the construction of two dams (completed in 1932). Much fertile farmland has been reclaimed from the lake since that time.
IJsselmeer, Ysselmeer (Dutch) [ɛisəlˈmeːr]
n
(Placename) a shallow lake in the NW Netherlands; formed from the S part of the Zuider Zee by the construction of the IJsselmeer Dam in 1932; salt water gradually replaced by fresh water from the IJssel River; fisheries (formerly marine fish, now esp eels). Area: (before reclamation) 3690 sq. km (1425 sq. miles). Estimated final area: 1243 sq. km (480 sq. miles) English name Ijssel Lake
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Noun1.IJsselmeer - a shallow lake in northwestern Netherlands created in 1932 by building a dam across the entrance to the Zuider Zee
Holland, Kingdom of The Netherlands, Nederland, Netherlands, The Netherlands - a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
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Het Grootslag, about an hour's drive from the port, is on the north east coast, by the Ijseelmeer, an expanse of sea kept back from the flat land.
GOING FLAT OUT FOR FUN by Armstrong, Jeremy / The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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