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by tinco 1327 days ago
Afsluit = "close off". Dijk = "dike" (pronounced the same too). It's a 20 mile long dike we've built that closes off what used to be the South Sea from the North Sea, turning it into a big lake that's called the IJsselmeer.
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IJ is pronounced ei isn't it? The wonder of Nederlandse Taal..