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Synonyms for valleys

Grammar : Noun
Spell : val-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvæl i

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Définition of valleys

Origin :
  • late 13c., from Anglo-Norman valey, Old French valee "a valley," from Vulgar Latin *vallata, from Latin vallis "valley," of unknown origin. Valley Girl (in reference to San Fernando Valley of California) was popularized 1982 in song by Frank Zappa and his daughter. Valley of Death was anglicized in Middle English as Helldale (mid-13c.).
  • noun hollow in the land
Example sentences :
  • Once more shall its donjon overlook from its height the two valleys.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • From the level plain of the valleys the hills rise abruptly.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • They often pierced the hills with tunnels and bridged the valleys or swamps.
  • Extract from : « Introductory American History » by Henry Eldridge Bourne
  • The ridge between the two valleys was captured by the French on April 17, 1915.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
  • The valleys stand so thick with corn that they laugh and sing.
  • Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
  • The stars were peaks, the crosses were foothills, and the lines were creeks and valleys.
  • Extract from : « The Heart of Thunder Mountain » by Edfrid A. Bingham
  • We have valleys and we have mountains; we have torrid and we have temperate zones.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • There can be no doubt of the absolute identity of the formations in these valleys.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 » by Various
  • Here in America are the hills and valleys, the rivers and mountains that I know and care for.
  • Extract from : « The Forbidden Trail » by Honor Willsie
  • From the direction of Hebron other valleys fall into this wide plain.
  • Extract from : « Byeways in Palestine » by James Finn
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