US /deɪl/ UK /deɪl/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a broad open valley, especially in northern England

    Sheep grazed on the green slopes of the quiet dale.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a broad open valley,... valleyvaleglendellhollowcombe
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Related forms dell

Etymology

From Old English dæl ('valley, dale'), from Proto-Germanic *dalą ('valley'), from a Proto-Indo-European root *dʰel- ('a hollow, curve').

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