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IJsselmeer
(-mer′)
shallow freshwater lake in N & central Netherlands: formerly part of the Zuider Zee, until cut off by a dam (1932)
also sp. Ijsselmeer or Ijselmeer
See IJsselmeer in American Heritage Dictionary 4
or IJs·sel·meer
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.
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