valley

  • 31valley — [13] Valley comes via Anglo Norman valey from *vallāta, a Vulgar Latin derivative of Latin vallis ‘valley’, whose origins are uncertain. A more direct English descendant of vallis is vale [13]. => VALE …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 32valley*/ — [ˈvæli] noun [C] a low area of land between two mountains or hills, often with a river flowing through it Their house has wonderful views across the valley.[/ex] the Thames valley[/ex] …

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  • 33valley — val•ley [[t]ˈvæl i[/t]] n. pl. leys 1) geo an elongated depression between uplands, hills, or mountains, esp. one following the course of a stream 2) geo an extensive, more or less flat, and relatively low region drained by a great river system… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 34valley — slėnis statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Neigiama ilga siaura, vienu galu atvira mezoreljefo arba mikroreljefo forma, kuria teka upė, turinti bendrą nuolydį nuo aukštupio į žemupį. atitikmenys: angl. river valley; valley vok.… …

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  • 35valley — [13] Valley comes via Anglo Norman valey from *vallāta, a Vulgar Latin derivative of Latin vallis ‘valley’, whose origins are uncertain. A more direct English descendant of vallis is vale [13]. Cf.⇒ VALE …

    Word origins

  • 36valley — noun (plural valleys) Etymology: Middle English valeye, from Anglo French valee, from val valley more at vale Date: 14th century 1. a. an elongate depression of the earth s surface usually between ranges of hills or mountains b. an area drained… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 37valley — val|ley W3S3 [ˈvæli] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: valee, from val; VALE] an area of lower land between two lines of hills or mountains, usually with a river flowing through it ▪ the San Fernando valley …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 38valley — noun (C) an area of land between two lines of hills or mountains, usually with a river flowing through it: the San Fernando valley …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 39Valley — Sp Vãlis Ap Valley L JAV: apyg. (Aidahas, Montana), apyg., g tė (Nebraska), mst. (Alabama) …

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  • 40valley — noun the homes in the valley are subject to mudslides Syn: dale, vale; hollow, basin, gully, gorge, ravine, coulee, trough, canyon, rift; glen; literary dell …

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