Valley

/ˈvæli/ noun

Definition

A low area of land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it. Valleys can be wide and flat or narrow and steep.

Etymology

From Old French 'valee', from Latin 'vallis' or 'valles' meaning 'valley'. It entered English after the Norman Conquest.

Kelly Says

Valleys are nature’s funnels—water, soil, and people all tend to collect there. Many of the world’s earliest civilizations grew in river valleys because they offered water, rich soil, and easier travel.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ta-ni
ARالعربية
وادي
wa-di
BNবাংলা
গর্ভ
gor-bho
CACatalà
vall
val
CSČeština
údolí
oo-do-li
DADansk
dal
dal
DEDeutsch
Tal
tal
ELΕλληνικά
κοιλάδα
koi-la-da
ESEspañol
valle
ba-lle
FAفارسی
دره
der-eh
FISuomi
laakso
laak-so
FRFrançais
vallée
va-lei
GUGU
વડ
vad
HAHA
Valley
va-le
HEעברית
עמק
e-mek
HIहिन्दी
घाटी
gha-ti
HUMagyar
völgy
voel-gy
IDBahasa Indonesia
lembah
lem-bah
IGIG
Valley
va-le
ITItaliano
valle
va-lle
JA日本語
ta-ni
KKKK
Жота
jo-ta
KMKM
ទន្លេ
ton-le
KO한국어
계곡
gye-gok
MRMR
पाणी
pa-ni
MSBahasa Melayu
lembah
lem-bah
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်း
kyun
NLNederlands
vallei
va-lei
NONorsk
dal
dal
PAPA
વડ
vad
PLPolski
dolina
do-li-na
PTPortuguês
vale
va-le
RORomână
valea
va-lea
RUРусский
долина
do-li-na
SVSvenska
dal
dal
SWKiswahili
mto
m-to
TAதமிழ்
வலாய்
va-lai
TEతెలుగు
గొయ్య
goy-ya
THไทย
หุบเขา
hu-p-khao
TLTL
lambak
lam-bak
TRTürkçe
vadi
va-di
UKУкраїнська
долина
do-li-na
URاردو
درہ
der-ah
VITiếng Việt
thung lũng
thung-lung
YOYO
Valley
va-le
ZH中文
山谷
shan-gu
ZUZU
Valley
va-le

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