valley en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈvɛli/ (New-Zealand)
- (Received-Pronunciation) audio
- /ˈvæli/ (Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- văl'ē
- (General-American) audio
- /-lɪ/ (Scotland)
- /ˈvalɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈvale/ (Scotland)
- /-li/ (Scotland)
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.
Meanings
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An elongated depression cast between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it.
Most of the Himalayan rivers have been relatively untouched by dams near their sources. Now the two great Asian powers, India and China, are rushing to harness them as they cut through some of the world's deepest valleys.
2013 August 16, John Vidal, “Dams endanger ecology of Himalayas”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 10, page 8:[I]t sank down through the air and poured over the ground in a manner rather liquid than gaseous, abandoning the hills, and streaming into the valleys and ditches and water-courses even as I have heard the carbonic acid gas that pours from volcanic clefts is wont to do.
1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 144:The Indus River valley was the site of an ancient civilization.
The El Dorado-Searchlight area is geologically a north-south trending orogenous zone, paralleled on the east by the valley of the Colorado, and by an alluvial valley on the west.
1968, Nevada Historical Society Quarterly, volumes 11-14, page vi:
- An area which drains itself into a river.
- Any structure resembling one, e.g. the interior angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vallies | Number=Plur | obsolete | lexicographic |
| valleys | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
Holme Valley · valley-land · White Gum Valley · Johns Valley · Beetaloo Valley · Boyne Valley · Cannon Valley · lily-of-the-valley · Kyvalley · Lehigh Valley · Valley View · Grass Valley · Fertile Valley · Garden Valley · valley girl · Cuckmere Valley · Mole Valley · Winter Valley · Caterham Valley · intravalley · New Valley · Death Valley · Central Valley · Molonglo Valley · Wilson Valley · Ribble Valley · Silver Valley · Chenab Valley · Oak Valley · Wild Dog Valley · Wolgan Valley · Grand Valley · Alpheus Valley · Dumaresq Valley · Hay Valley · Eden Valley · Kenton Valley · Pahvant Valley plague · feathery false lily of the valley · Helena Valley · Cockatoo Valley · Valley Of Lagoons · Tees Valley · Lenah Valley · valleyman · valleyland · Angas Valley · Don Valley · West Valley City · seahorse valley · Kulaman Valley · Currumbin Valley · valleylike · valleyside · valleytronics · in the valley of the blind, the one-eyed man is king · valleyscape · Fosters Valley · Napa Valley · Silicon Valley · Woodstock Valley · Loch Valley · dry valley · Amargosa Valley · uncanny valley · Snake Valley · King Valley · Golden Valley · Valley East · open valley · Sacramento Valley · Second Valley · valleywards · Wye Valley · Alfeios Valley · Ogmore Valley · Culm Valley · V-shaped valley · Chinta Valley · Aire Valley · valleyless · Darran Valley · Victoria Valley · Flaxman Valley · Lower Inman Valley · Shady Valley · Upper Kangaroo Valley · Fraser Valley · Inman Valley · California valley quail · Stewart Creek Valley · Fortitude Valley · Little Valley · Dry Valley · Dnieper Valley · Happy Valley · Valleyview · valley dweller · Diamond Valley · valley of death · upvalley · Green Valley · Barossa Valley · Kodori Valley · Oro Valley · Valley of the Kings · Rock Valley · Primrose Valley · Llynfi Valley · valley boy · Rift Valley · Eva Valley · Highland Valley · Cowichan Valley · Valley of the Queens · Seaton Valley · Lizon Valley · Valley · Golden Valley County · valley piece · Fitzgerald Valley · Garland Valley · valley fill · buried valley · valleyward · Squaw Valley · valley floor · rift valley · there may be snow on the mountaintop but there's fire in the valley · Po valley · San Fernando Valley · Valley of the Sun · paleovalley · Rose Valley · Kashmir Valley · Thowgla Valley · Perisher Valley · Big Bear Valley · Berkshire Valley · river valley · Pillar Valley · U-shaped valley · valley quail · Chiltern Valley · Back Valley · hanging valley · Valley County · Glenning Valley · Laurentian Valley · valley fever · Totnes Valley · Valley Falls · Aber Valley · Indigo Valley · Headless Valley · valley rafter · Silent Valley · Coromandel Valley · Hope Valley · palaeovalley · Newark Valley · Poplar Valley · Tanat Valley · Glade Valley · Lockyer Valley · cream of the valley · Silicone Valley · Hamilton Valley · Dundas Valley · Finniss Valley · sea valley · wild lily-of-the-valley · Olympic Valley · Wyoming Valley · Nappy Valley · through valley · Derwent Valley · Sun Valley · Nambucca Valley · Bardwell Valley · Valley Heights · Itchen Valley · Whites Valley · lily of the valley · Nene Valley · Tallangatta Valley · Pleasant Valley · Numinbah Valley · Tallebudgera Valley · Richmond Valley · valley land · Moonee Valley · Snowy Valleys · Delaware Valley Metropolitan Area · Pauls Valley · lily of the valley tree · Mooloolah Valley · Yass Valley · valley-girl · North Boambee Valley · Elbow Valley · San Pornando Valley · Howes Valley · Meander Valley · Sawyers Valley · San Gabriel Valley · Wardrop Valley · intervalley · Scandia Valley · Deddick Valley · ferrovalley · Hindmarsh Valley · Omeo Valley · Tay Valley · Pentewan Valley · Findon Valley · Megalong Valley · California valley fever · Picketts Valley · Hidden Valley · valleylet · Broughton River Valley · Clarence Valley · Narrogin Valley · Forge Valley · U-valley · Pine Valley Mountains · Samford Valley · Calder Valley · Arcadia Valley · The Valley · Paulls Valley · Valley Center · Dene Valley · valleyite · valley fold · Ohio Valley disease · Heads of the Valleys Road · Glenworth Valley · Kangaroo Valley · false lily of the valley · trough valley · valleywise · Tarra Valley · Skull Valley · Water Valley · Long Valley · Nariel Valley · Garw Valley · Beenaam Valley · Indus Valley Civilization · yodel up the valley · valley of the shadow of death · Greenwoods Valley · Huon Valley · Delaware Valley · Clare and Gilbert Valleys · valleyful · Lambs Valley · Deua River Valley · Orchid Valley · Glen Valley · Pine Valley · Fassifern Valley · Test Valley · Fort Valley · Rangers Valley · Chatham Valley · closed cut valley · Chain Valley Bay · Spokane Valley · Salinas Valley · multivalley · Comox Valley · valley board · Bonnechere Valley · Valley Township · Valley City
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
gulch · dingle · arroyo · coulee · open valley · gully · chine · strath · dene · glen · cove · closed-cut valley · hollow · canyon · bottom · gorge · ravine · draw · wadi · kloof
Relateds
chasm · abyss · gulf · dale · vale · glen · dell · strath
Synonyms
dell · dale · dale · vale · slade · valley · combe · vale
Translations (251)
fr val (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · cy dyffryn (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · mel kened (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · sq lakë (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · lt slėnis (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · mhn tol (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · vec vàle (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · got 𐌳𐌰𐌻 (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · vi thung lũng (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · th หุบเหว (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · wa vå (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · alt ӧзӧн (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ms bukau (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ms lembah (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · pa ਘਾਟੀ (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · kl qooroq (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ug جىلغا (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · tl lambak (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · wyi doon-ngorrm (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · my တောင်ကြား (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · bn উপত্যকা (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · nrf vallée (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ka ხეობა (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · rup vale (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · mr दरी (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ug ۋادى (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · eo malaltejo (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · twf bòyiʼína (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · pt entremontes (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · lo ຫຸບເຂົາ (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · fa-ira وادی (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · shn ၵႄႈလွႆ (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ml താഴ്വര (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · sc vaddi (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · bo ཐང་གཤོངས (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · mk долина (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · pms val (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ar وَادٍ (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ms wadi (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · th หุบเขา (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ms lurah (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · mi tāwhārua (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ext valli (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · smj vágge (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · pt vale (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · uk доли́на (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ckb دۆڵ (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · sv dal (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · mn хөндий (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ksc kalliwa (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · fy dal (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · gd gleann (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · de Senke (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · dsb dłymocyna (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · sq luginë (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · it valle (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · fi laakso (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · rm val (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ur وادی (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · enm dene (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · gl canllada (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · hsb doł (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · kn ಕಣಿವೆ (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · tk jülge (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · la vallis (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · pl dolina (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ps دورينه (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · kmr gelî (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ota دره (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · nl vallei (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · az vadi (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · mrw balintad (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · hrx Daal (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · de Tal (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · zza dere (diq) (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · el κοιλάδα (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · za lueg (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ifk dayyukung (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ms lebak (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · sc vadde (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · eu ibar (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · gl val (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · it vallata (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · et org (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · sc baddi (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · id lembah (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · sh udolina (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · gl vagoada (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · af dal (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · cu ⰴⱁⰾⱏ (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ebk tappo (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · af vallei (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · rhg zurí (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · he עֵמֶק (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · yi טאָל (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · enm vale (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · th หุบ (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · arc ܥܘܡܩܐ (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · tg дара (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ga gleann (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · bg доли́на (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · sh долѝна (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · non dalr (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · te లొంక (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · cs dolina (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · pdc Waelli (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · khb ᦣᦸᧄᧈᦠᦽᧉ (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · zza terha (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · nb dal (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · lo ຮ່ອມພູ (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · gl veiga (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · wa valêye (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · tr vadi (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · gl campía (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ka ბარი (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · kmr nihal (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · sh dȏl (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · nn dal (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · csb dolëna (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · scn vaddi (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ce атагӏа (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · am ሸለቆ (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · mnc ᡥᠣᠯᠣ (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · sah хочо (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ast valle (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ill liak (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · cs údolí (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ne उपत्यका (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · xdq авла́къкъ (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · tt үзән (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · mi awaawa (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · sh dolìna (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ps وادي (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · shi azaɣar (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · eo malaltaĵo (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · nv tééh (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · sa उपत्यका (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ang dene (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · mn тал (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · bo ཐང་གཤོང (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · pms valada (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · se vággi (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · bo རོང (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · te కోన (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · gu ખીણ (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · az dərə (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ryu たに (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · lmw múʔuh (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · mdh alug (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ilo tanap (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · oc vath (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · gl abra (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · non dokkr (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · eo valo (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · an val (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ky өрөөн (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · sw bonde (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · csm py·laj- (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · cmn 溪谷 (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · be далі́на (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · sq val (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · da dal (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · pdc Daal (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · scn valli (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · es valle (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · as ভৈয়াম (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · haw awāwa (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · sh до̑л (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · zlw-ocs debř (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · oc val (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · gl comba (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · gd srath (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ja 谷 (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ceb walog (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · sh до̑ (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · sl dolína (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · to tele'a (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · uz vodiy (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · bo ལུང་པ (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · sk dolina (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · fur val (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · hi वादी (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · lv ieleja (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · fr vallée (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ang dæl (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · shi ⴰⵣⴰⵖⴰⵔ (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · fa-ira دَرِّه (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · fo dalur (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ta பள்ளத்தாக்கு (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · chr ᎤᎨᏓᎵᏴ (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · he גַּיְא (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · nl dal (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · or ଉପତ୍ୟକା (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · uga 𐎓𐎎𐎖 (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ko 골시내 (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · mn уулын хөндий (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · fro valee (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · sk údolie (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · bg дол (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ht fon (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · eu haran (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · mel kerapa (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · bg долчи́нка (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · arc עומקא (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · enm valeye (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ru доли́на (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ba үҙән (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · sc vadhe (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · sc badde (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · cmn 山谷 (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ta பள்ளம் (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ebk chator (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · is dalur (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · kk алқап (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · mk дол (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ru дол (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · mi nukuao (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · as উপত্যকা (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · hy հովիտ (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · tg водӣ (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · cu долъ (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · la vallēs (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · tk dere (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · kk аңғар (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · lb Dall (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · om suluula (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ro vale (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · tab дере (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · kmr newal (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ar الْوَادِي (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · mt wied (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ko 계곡 (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · sh dȏ (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · enm dale (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ja 渓谷 (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ca vall (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ko 골짜기 (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ps دره (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · hi घाटी (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · oc vau (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · ig ǹdàbùdù (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · sm vanu (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · hu völgy (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · grc κοιλάς (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · yag luči (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · cy cwm (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · vec val (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · lmw lóklo (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · te లోయ (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · km ជ្រលងភ្នំ (elongated depression between hills or mountains) · vec vałe (elongated depression between hills or mountains)