Zuider Zee
/ˈzaɪdəˈziː/- a former large shallow inlet of the North Sea, in the Netherlands. In 1932 a dam across its entrance was completed, and large parts have been drained and reclaimed as polders. The remainder forms the Ijsselmeer.须德海（原为荷兰北海一浅水海湾; 1932年横贯海湾入口筑起堤坝, 海湾相当大一部分经排水后成为圩田, 所余水面形成艾瑟尔湖）。
词源
Dutch， literally 'southern sea'.