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valley¹
- /ˈvæli/ Australia, US, UK
- /ˈvalɪj/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈvale/ Scotland
- /-lɪ/ Scotland
- /-li/ Scotland
- /ˈvɛli/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -æli
Where it comes from
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.
noun valleys · vallies
- An elongated depression cast between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it. The Indus River valley was the site of an ancient civilization.
- 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.
Similar: valley, combe, dale, dell, slade, vale · Opposite: levée
verb valleys · valleying · valleyed
- To form the shape of a valley. These hues of red rose and green and pale green, ruffled and pouted in the billowy white of the dress ballooning and valleying softly, like a yacht before the sail bends low; […]
Valley²
- /ˈvæli/ US, UK
Rhymes with -æli
proper noun Valleys
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A surname from landforms.
Similar: Vallee
- A community in Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A city in Chambers County, Alabama, United States, on the Georgia state line.
- A city in Nebraska, United States.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Valley Township.
- A village and community in Anglesey, Wales (OS grid ref SH2979).
proper noun the Valley
- Ellipsis of the San Fernando Valley: a valley of southern California, United States. The Valley is getting downright cosmopolitan, but it’s unlikely the region will ever completely morph into a hip haven.
- Ellipsis of Silicon Valley The sunshine, the abundance of U.S. government research grants, the willingness of Stanford University to let its professors walk out the door with their inventions and start companies, the presence of a counterculture intent on arming the masses with new technology—all made the Valley the place to
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: vale, canyon, glen, ravine, dale, wadi, arroyo, watershed, hollow, river, lowland, alpine, ebb, trough, forge, basin
Translations
Every language
noun elongated depression between hills or mountains
| Español | valle |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 골짜기 goljjagi, 계곡 gyegok |
| 日本語 | 谷 tani, 渓谷 keikoku |
| 中文 | 山谷 shāngǔ, 溪谷 xīgǔ |
| हिन्दी | घाटी ghāṭī, वादी vādī |
| Kiswahili | bonde |
| Português | vale, entremontes |
| Français | vallée, val |
| Deutsch | Senke, Tal |
| Italiano | valle, vallata |
| Ελληνικά | κοιλάδα koiláda |
| Română | vale |
| Русский | доли́на dolína, дол dol |
| Tiếng Việt | thung lũng |
| العربية | وَادٍ wādin, الْوَادِي al-wādī |
| עברית | עֵמֶק émek, גַּיְא gay |
Talk about this word "valley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/valley. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. valley. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/valley "valley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/valley.Cite this
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title = {valley},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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