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VALE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

Synonyms:

vale; valley

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("vale" is a kind of...):

depression; natural depression (a sunken or depressed geological formation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vale"):

dale (an open river valley (in a hilly area))

glen (a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains))

gully (deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour))

holler; hollow (a small valley between mountains)

nullah (a ravine or gully in southern Asia)

ravine (a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water))

rift valley (a valley with steep sides; formed by a rift in the earth's crust)

Instance hyponyms:

Nemea (a valley in southeastern Greece where the Nemean Games were held)

Loire Valley (the valley of the Loire River where many French wines originated)

San Fernando Valley (a fertile valley in southern California to the north of Los Angeles; includes many residential communities)

San Joaquin Valley (a vast valley in central California known for its rich farmland)

Shenandoah Valley (a large valley between the Allegheny Mountains and the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Virginia; site of numerous battles during the American Civil War)

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