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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Tal

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tal

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Valley/ˈvæli/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #650 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das Dorf liegt malerisch in einem tiefen Tal."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream running through it.

    "The farm is nestled in a green valley between two rolling hills."
  2. 2

    An extended depression in the earth's surface, usually shaped by glacial or fluvial erosion.

    "Glaciers carved this deep valley thousands of years ago."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French 'valée', which ultimately stems from the Latin 'vallis', meaning a low area of land between hills or mountains. It entered Middle English in the 13th century and has since retained its core geographical and topographical meaning.

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