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valley Definition


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valley
noun valleys
    1. A long flat area of land, usually containing a river or stream, flanked on both sides by higher land, eg hills or mountains.
      Thesaurus: glen, dale, dell, hollow, gulch (US), canyon, lowland, channel, river valley; Antonym: mountain, hilltop.
    2. Any trough or hollow between ridges, eg on an M-shaped roof.
Etymology: 13c: from French valee, from val, from Latin vallis valley.



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