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Added 9 October 2026

dale

/deu/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about dale at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An open river valley (in a hilly area).

Origin

From Middle English dale, from Old English dæl, from Proto-West Germanic *dal, from Proto-Germanic *dalą.

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