English Explanatory Dictionary

vale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A valley.
intj
  1. Farewell.
name
  1. Port Vale FC.
name
  1. A place in the United States:
  2. An unincorporated community in Avery County, North Carolina.
  3. A small area of Catawba County, North Carolina.
  4. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, North Carolina.
  5. A city, the county seat of Malheur County, Oregon.
  6. A census-designated place and township in Butte County, South Dakota.
  7. An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
  8. A small settlement near Cornholme, Todmorden parish, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD9126).
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

vāl /veɪl/ [veɪɫ] en-us-vale.ogg väʹlā /ˈvɑːleɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vale (farewell).wav

Word forms

vale vales The Vale

Etymology

From Middle English vale, from Old French val (“valley”), from Latin vallis, valles.

Synonyms

dale valley combe dell slade vale

Antonyms

hill

Related words

valley valediction valiant

Derived words

Adamsvale Adavale Aigburth Vale Aitkenvale Albanvale Alstonvale Ambarvale Angle Vale Arcadia Vale Arnos Vale Ascot Vale Ashton Vale Ash Vale Auburn Vale Avoca Vale Aylesbury Vale Barkers Vale Barkestone-le-Vale Berkeley Vale Birch Vale Blackmore Vale Blue Vale Bowenvale Bradvale Brookvale Broughton Vale Calamvale Caldervale Campvale Canley Vale Canning Vale Canningvale Cannonvale Castle Vale Cedar Vale Chapple Vale Chesney Vale Clara Vale Claravale Clarendon Vale Cliffe Vale Clintonvale Colevale Collinsvale Colo Vale Cottonvale Crowley Vale Curdievale Deer Vale Diamondvale Dixvale Donvale Dorset Vale Drewvale Eagle Vale Ebbw Vale Edithvale Eerwah Vale Elermore Vale Elgin Vale
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