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valley noun [ ˈvali ]

• a low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it.
• "the Thames Valley"
Similar: dale, vale, hollow, depression, hole, basin, gully, gorge, pass, ravine, canyon, rift, gap, combe, slade, dene, clough, glen, strath, nullah, kloof, vega, wadi, dell, dingle,
• an internal angle formed by the intersecting planes of a roof, or by the slope of a roof and a wall.
Origin: Middle English: from Old French valee, based on Latin vallis, valles ; compare with vale1.


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