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iː

ɪ means a short "i" as in ship, it, hill, sit
iː means a long "ee" as in sheep, eat, he'll, seat
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Words with an iː sound

please, be, me, he's, deep, feet, see, seat, freeze, grease, technique, antique
(Extra-long iː words:) bee, free, key, lean, mean, meaning, need, sea, tree

iː or ɪə - which is it?

The Oxford Learner's Dictionary says these words have an IPA iː sound.
However, it it's certainly very close to the ɪə sound:
eel, real, reveal, meal, feel, heel, deal, kneel, appeal, wheel

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Compare ɪ and iː

ship, sheep
bit, beat
it, eat
his, he's
hill, he'll
dip, deep
rid, read
list, least
sit, seat
sitting, seating
hitting, heating
recipe, receipt