valley

Pronunciation: /ˈvæli/

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

Etymology

From Middle English valeye, valey, from Anglo-Norman valey, Old French valee (compare French vallée), from Latin vallēs/vallis. Doublet of vlei and vly. Displaced native dene, from dene and partially displaced native dale, from dæl.

In classic literature

Synonyms

vale

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
natural depression
Narrower (hyponyms)
dale, nullah, rift valley, glen, gully, hollow

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