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polder

Area of flat reclaimed land that used to be covered by a river, lake, or the sea. Polders have been artificially drained and protected from flooding by building dykes. They are common in the Netherlands, where the total land area has been increased by nearly one-fifth since AD 1200. Such schemes as the Zuider Zee project have provided some of the best agricultural land in the country.
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But a local outcry has tugged at the psyche of a nation that lies two-thirds under sea level, and transformed the Hedwige Polder into a potent symbol of man's mastery over water.
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