Shortened from compounds beginning withdiepzee-. Equivalent todiep(“deep, profound”) +zee(“sea”).
- IPA(key): /dipˈseː/,/ˈdip.seː/
- Hyphenation:diep‧zee
diepzee f (pluraldiepzeeën)
- (uncountable) thedeep sea, the deep part of all the world's seas andoceans, viewed collectively
- (countable, less common) a deep sea, a profound part of an ocean or sea