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vale

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vale 1  (vl)
n.
A valley, often coursed by a stream; a dale.

[Middle English, from Old French val, from Latin valls; see wel-2 in Indo-European roots.]

vale
Noun
Literary a valley [Latin vallis valley]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.valevale - a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
dale - an open river valley (in a hilly area)
glen - a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
gully - deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)
holler, hollow - a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"
natural depression, depression - a sunken or depressed geological formation
nullah - a ravine or gully in southern Asia
ravine - a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
rift valley - a valley with steep sides; formed by a rift in the earth's crust
Translations
vale
n vale [veil]
a valley. valleiوادٍпоет. долинаúdolídaldas Talκοιλάδαvalleorgدرهlaaksovalléeעֵמֶקघाटीdolinavölgylembahdalurvalle골짜기, 계곡slėnisielejalembah, lurahdaldaldolinavalevaleдолинаúdoliedolinadolinadal, däldหุบเขาvadi, ... vadisi(山)穀діл, долинаواديthung lũng)谷

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However, it is time for us to get from the general to the particular; so, leaving the great army of Browns, who are scattered over the whole empire on which the sun never sets, and whose general diffusion I take to be the chief cause of that empire's stability; let us at once fix our attention upon the small nest of Browns in which our hero was hatched, and which dwelt in that portion of the royal county of Berks which is called the Vale of White Horse.
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I want to take you first to see a remarkable relic of Mercia, and then we'll go to Liverpool through what is called 'The Great Vale of Cheshire.
 
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