Meanings
proper noun
- 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.
Origin
Partial calque of Dutch Waddenzee, leaving Dutch wadden (“mudflats”) untranslated; compare with Danish Vadehavet and German Wattenmeer.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan Mar de Wadden
- Mar de WaddenWadden Sea
Chinese Mandarin 瓦登海
- 瓦登海 (Wǎdēng Hǎi)Wadden Sea
Danish Vadehavet
- VadehavetWadden Sea
Dutch Waddenzee
- WaddenzeeWadden Sea
Finnish Vattimeri
- VattimeriWadden Sea
French mer des Wadden
- mer des WaddenWadden Sea
German Wattenmeer
- WattenmeerWadden Sea
Hungarian Watt-tenger
- Watt-tengerWadden Sea
Irish Muir Wadden
- Muir WaddenWadden Sea
Italian mare dei Wadden
- mare dei WaddenWadden Sea
Norwegian Bokmål Vadehavet
- VadehavetWadden Sea
Polish Morze Wattowe
- Morze WattoweWadden Sea
Portuguese Mar Frísio
- Mar FrísioWadden Sea
Spanish Mar de Frisia
- Mar de FrisiaWadden Sea
Swedish Vadehavet
- VadehavetWadden Sea
Cite this entry
APA
Wadden Sea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wadden%20Sea
MLA
“Wadden Sea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wadden%20Sea. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wadden Sea,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wadden%20Sea.
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