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IJSSELMEER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does IJsselmeer mean?
• IJSSELMEER (noun)
The noun IJSSELMEER has 1 sense:
1. a shallow lake in northwestern Netherlands created in 1932 by building a dam across the entrance to the Zuider Zee
Familiarity information: IJSSELMEER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A shallow lake in northwestern Netherlands created in 1932 by building a dam across the entrance to the Zuider Zee
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
lake (a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land)
Holonyms ("IJsselmeer" is a part of...):
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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