vlei
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vlei
- /fleɪ/ General South African
- /fliː/ General South African
- /fleɪ/ UK
- /vleɪ/ UK
- /vlaɪ/ UK
- /vleɪ/ US
- /fleɪ/ US
Where it comes from
From Afrikaans vlei, from Dutch vallei (“valley”). Doublet of valley and vly.
noun vleis · vley · vly
- A shallow wetland or minor lake, generally a seasonal one, or the lowland where such a wetland appears seasonally. The country thereabout was a succession of vleys or gulleys, then filled with excellent clear water, teeming with water-fowl.
