vale n : a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river [syn: valley]

English

Etymology

Cognate of English valley.

Pronunciation

• /veɪl/

• Rhymes with: -eɪl

Homophones

• veil

Noun

1. valley

Synonyms

• dale
• valley

Antonyms

• hill

Translations

Estonian

Adjective

1. false

Fijian

Etymology

, compare Indonesian balai.

Noun

1. house

Finnish

Noun

1. A lie, untruth, fabrication.
2. As modifier in compound terms (vale-), false, virtual, pseudo-.
   • valekuva = virtual image
   • valepuku = disguise
   • valeraskaus = false pregnancy

Synonyms

• sense untruth epätotuus, valhe

Derived terms

• valehdella

Related terms

• valheellinen

Italian

Verb

Latin

Verb

Interjection

1. goodbye, farewell

   Ave atque vale. (Hello and goodbye.)

Usage notes

• This is the singular form. When addressing a group, valete is used.

Portuguese

Noun

1. valley
2. voucher

Verb

Romanian

Etymology

vallis.

Pronunciation

Noun

1. valley

Declension

Spanish

Noun

1. voucher; IOU

Verb

es-verb-form valer

Interjection

1. In the context of "only|_|Spain|not Latin America|lang=es": okay

Usage notes

In Mexico, the complete expression "sale y vale" is also used to mean "OK".

Swedish

Noun

1. Fix sea mark on land (West Sweden).

In geography a vale is a wide river valley, usually with a particularly wide flood plain or flat valley bottom. Vales commonly occur between the escarpment slopes of pairs of chalk downs, where the chalk dome has been eroded, exposing less resistant underlying rock, usually clay.

List of vales

• Vale Tunnel, Raytown, Missouri
• Blackmore Vale, Dorset, England
• Castle Vale, Birmingham, England
• Maida Vale, London, England
• Trent Vale, Staffordshire, England
• Vale of Evesham, Worcestershire, England
• Vale of Leven, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
• Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire, England
• Vale of Siddim (biblical)
• Vale of York, Yorkshire, England
• Vale of Pickering, Yorkshire, England
• The Vale, Birmingham, England
• Vale of Kashmir, India

Political divisions (towns, cities, districts, counties) named Vale or containing Vale in their names include:

• United States of America
  • Cedar Vale, Kansas
  • Kenton Vale, Kentucky
  • La Vale, Maryland
  • Meadow Vale, Kentucky
  • Millvale, Pennsylvania
  • Montvale, New Jersey
  • Northvale, New Jersey
  • River Vale, New Jersey
  • Sunnyvale, California
  • Swissvale, Pennsylvania
  • Union Vale, New York
  • Vale, North Carolina
  • Vale, Oregon
  • Vale Township, Butte County, South Dakota
  • (also note Vail, Colorado, spelled differently)

• United Kingdom
  • Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England
  • Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, Wales
  • Vale of Glamorgan, Glamorgan, Wales
  • Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire England
  • Vale Royal, Cheshire, North West England

• Guernsey
  • Vale, Guernsey, parish of Guernsey

• Georgia
  • Vale, Georgia

• Romania
  • Vale, Cluj, a village in Aluniş Commune, Cluj County
  • Vale, Harghita, a village in Topliţa, Harghita County
  • Vale, Sibiu, a village in Sălişte, Sibiu County

See also

• Valley
• Landform

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