Wadden Sea
English edit
Etymology edit
Partial calque of Dutch Waddenzee, leaving Dutch wadden (“mudflats”) untranslated; compare with Danish Vadehavet and German Wattenmeer.
Proper noun edit
- A shallow and narrow sea peripheral to the North Sea, situated between the Frisian Islands and the mainland coasts of Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands.
Translations edit
Wadden Sea
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