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dale

Syllabification: (dale)
Pronunciation: /dāl/
Translate dale | into Italian
Definition of dale

noun

  • a valley, especially a broad one.

Origin:

Old English dæl, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse dalr, Dutch dal, and German Tal, also to dell

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