Zuiderzee Zuiderzee /ˈzɑɪdərziː/

noun

1. A former inlet of the North Sea in the northern coast of the Netherlands; sealed off from the sea in 1932 by a dam that created the IJsselmeer  ( Zuider Zee , Zuiderzee )
   a former inlet of the North Sea in the northern coast of the Netherlands; sealed off from the sea in 1932 by a dam that created the IJsselmeer
    The Zuider Zee was a significant body of water before it was sealed off and converted into the IJsselmeer.
   The Zuider Zee was a significant body of water before it was sealed off and converted into the IJsselmeer.