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Definition of IJssel river
1. Noun. A river in the central Netherlands flowing north to the IJsselmeer.
Exact synonyms: Ijssel
Group relationships: Holland, Kingdom Of The Netherlands, Nederland, Netherlands, The Netherlands
Generic synonyms: River
Group relationships: Holland, Kingdom Of The Netherlands, Nederland, Netherlands, The Netherlands
Generic synonyms: River
Lexicographical Neighbors of IJssel River
Literary usage of IJssel river
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rise of the Dutch Republic by John Lothrop Motley, William Elliot Griffis (1898)
"... the waters of the Rhine to those of the Zuyder Zee by enlarging and digging
a canal to the Ijssel river, on which is situated the city of Zutphen. ..."
2. Man and nature; or, Physical geography as modified by human action by George Perkins Marsh (1864)
"Ijssel river, Holland, 535. Italy, effects of the denudation of its forests, 220;
political condition adverse to their preservation, 219 ; beauty of ..."
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