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Definition: Valley |
ValleyNoun1. A long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "valley" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references) |
Etymology: Valley \Val"ley\, noun; plural Valleys. [Old English vale, valeie, Old French val['e]e, valede, French vall['e]e, Late Latin vallata, Latin vallis, valles. See Vale.]. (references) |
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Bible | Valley (1.) Heb. bik'ah, a "cleft" of the mountains (Deut. 8:7; 11:11; Ps. 104:8; Isa. 41:18); also a low plain bounded by mountains, as the plain of Lebanon at the foot of Hermon around the sources of the Jordan (Josh. 11:17; 12:7), and the valley of Megiddo (2 Chr. 35:22). (2.) 'Emek, "deep;" "a long, low plain" (Job 39:10, 21; Ps. 65:13; Cant. 2:1), such as the plain of Esdraelon; the "valley of giants" (Josh. 15:8), usually translated "valley of Rephaim" (2 Sam. 5:18); of Elah (1 Sam. 17:2), of Berachah (2 Chr. 20:26); the king's "dale" (Gen. 14:17); of Jehoshaphat (Joel 3:2, 12), of Achor (Josh. 7:24; Isa. 65:10), Succoth (Ps. 60:6), Ajalon (Josh. 10:12), Jezreel (Hos. 1:5). (3.) Ge, "a bursting," a "flowing together," a narrow glen or ravine, such as the valley of the children of Hinnom (2 Kings 23:10); of Eshcol (Deut. 1:24); of Sorek (Judg. 16:4), etc. The "valley of vision" (Isa. 22:1) is usually regarded as denoting Jerusalem, which "may be so called," says Barnes (Com. on Isa.), "either (1) because there were several valleys within the city and adjacent to it, as the vale between Mount Zion and Moriah, the vale between Mount Moriah and Mount Ophel, between these and Mount Bezetha, and the valley of Jehoshaphat, the valley of the brook Kidron, etc., without the walls of the city; or (2) more probably it was called the valley in reference to its being compassed with hills rising to a considerable elevation above the city" (Ps. 125:2; comp. also Jer. 21:13, where Jerusalem is called a "valley"). (4.) Heb. nahal, a wady or water-course (Gen. 26:19; Cant. 6:11). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Building | The depression at the meeting point of two roof slopes. (references) |
Building & Civil Engineering | A horizontal meeting line of two inclined roof surfaces. Source: European Union. (references) |
Dream Interpretation | To find yourself walking through green and pleasant valleys, foretells great improvements in business, and lovers will be happy and congenial. If the valley is barren, the reverse is predicted. If marshy, illness or vexations may follow. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Physics | Region of the conduction band when plotted as a variation of energy in wavenumber space within the Brillouin zone, in which an appreciable minimum occurs. Source: European Union. (references) |
Science | A long, narrow land area lying between two areas of higher elevation, often containing a stream. (references) |
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Dona Ana County is a county located in the U.S. State of New Mexico. As of 2000, the population is 174,682. Its county seat is Las Cruces6.Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 9,880 km² (3,815 mi²). 9,861 km² (3,807 mi²) of it is land and 19 km² (7 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.20% water.Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 174,682 people, 59,556 households, and 42,939 families residing in the county. The population density is 18/km² (46/mi²). There are 65,210 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (17/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 67.82% White, 1.56% Black or African American, 1.48% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 24.74% from other races, and 3.58% from two or more races. 63.35% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 59,556 households out of which 38.40% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.40% are married couples living together, 14.70% have a female householder with no husband present, and 27.90% are non-families. 21.30% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.90% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.85 and the average family size is 3.36. In the county the population is spread out with 29.70% under the age of 18, 13.30% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 19.30% from 45 to 64, and 10.60% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 30 years. For every 100 females there are 96.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.50 males. The median income for a household in the county is $29,808, and the median income for a family is $33,576. Males have a median income of $27,215 versus $20,883 for females. The per capita income for the county is $13,999. 25.40% of the population and 20.20% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 34.40% are under the age of 18 and 12.70% are 65 or older.Cities and towns
*Anthony
*Chaparral
*Dona Ana
*Hatch
*Las Cruces
*Mesilla
*Mesquite
*Radium Springs
*Rincon
*Salem
*Santa Teresa
*Sunland Park
*University Park
*Vado
*White SandsSource: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Dona Ana County, New Mexico."
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A Valley is a landform, typically at least a few square miles (kilometers) but often hundreds or even thousands of square miles (kilometers), surrounded by higher areas, mountains, or hills.
Valleys are formed by numerous geographical processes, and can result in 'Glacial Valleys' formed millions of years ago by Glaciers, or Rift Valleys, formed by the expansion of the Earths crust due to activitiy beneath the Earths surface. Valleys are most commonly formed by fluvial activity (the action of running water), which erodes the landscape.
Famous valleys include:
See also: physical geography, geomorphology, vale, list of landforms.
- Copper Canyon
- Death Valley
- Grand Canyon
- Great Rift Valley
- Napa Valley
- Rhone Valley
- Valley of the Kings
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Valley is a city located in Chambers County, Alabama. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 9,198.Geography
Valley is located at 32°48'40.993" North, 85°10'40.577" West (32.811387, -85.177938). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25.2 km² (9.7 mi²). 25.2 km² (9.7 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 9,198 people, 3,832 households, and 2,605 families residing in the city. The population density is 364.6/km² (944.2/mi²). There are 4,194 housing units at an average density of 166.3/km² (430.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 70.17% White, 28.78% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. 0.84% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 3,832 households out of which 28.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% are married couples living together, 15.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% are non-families. 29.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.39 and the average family size is 2.95. In the city the population is spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 83.5 males. The median income for a household in the city is $31,395, and the median income for a family is $37,963. Males have a median income of $30,159 versus $21,325 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,008. 14.9% of the population and 12.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 18.6% are under the age of 18 and 17.1% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Valley, Alabama."
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Valley is a city located in Douglas County, Nebraska. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,788.Geography
Valley is located at 41°18'51" North, 96°20'54" West (41.314199, -96.348250)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.0 km² (1.5 mi²). 3.9 km² (1.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.94% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 1,788 people, 696 households, and 455 families residing in the city. The population density is 454.2/km² (1,180.2/mi²). There are 760 housing units at an average density of 193.1/km² (501.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 96.81% White, 0.56% African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.95% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. 1.79% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 696 households out of which 35.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% are married couples living together, 10.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% are non-families. 30.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.49 and the average family size is 3.14. In the city the population is spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.3 males. The median income for a household in the city is $36,949, and the median income for a family is $47,596. Males have a median income of $35,847 versus $24,792 for females. The per capita income for the city is $17,508. 11.3% of the population and 7.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 14.1% are under the age of 18 and 13.2% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Valley, Nebraska."
Synonym: ValleySynonym: vale (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Beauty | Flower, flow'ret gay, wildflower; rose, lily, anemone, asphodel, buttercup, crane's bill, daffodil, tulip, tiger lily, day lily, begonia, marigold, geranium, lily of the valley, |
Concavity | Valley, vale, dale, dell, dingle, combe, bottom, slade, strath, glade, grove, glen, cave, cavern, cove; grot, grotto; alcove, cul-de-sac; gully; arch; (curve); bay; (of the sea). |
Death | Death warrant, death watch, death rattle, death bed; stroke of death, agonies of death, shades of death, valley of death, jaws of death, hand of death; last breath, last gasp, last agonies; dying day, dying breath, dying agonies; chant du cygne; rigor mortis; Stygian shore. |
Imagination | Flying Dutchman, great sea serpent, man in the moon, castle in the air, pipe dream, pie-in-the-sky, chateau en Espagne; Utopia, Atlantis, happy valley, millennium, fairyland; land of Prester John, kindgom of Micomicon; work of fiction; (novel); Arabian nights; le pot au lait; dream of Alnashar; (hope). |
Pleasure | Honeymoon; palmy days, halcyon days; golden age, golden time; Dixie, Dixie's land; Saturnia regna, Arcadia, Shangri-La, happy valley, Agapemone. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Valley |
| English words defined with "valley": rift valley, Ruhr Valley ♦ San Joaquin Valley, Shenandoah Valley ♦ Valley board, Valley piece, Valley rafter, Valley roof. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "valley": anticlinal valley ♦ contact erosion valley ♦ dip valley ♦ fault-line valley, filled valley ♦ Golden Valley ♦ Happy Valley ♦ longitudinal valley ♦ Mekong Valley, Mount of the valley, mountain and valley breezes ♦ ramp valley ♦ Shaveh, Valley of, small valley, spur valley, strike valley, structural valley, synclinal valley ♦ Tennessee Valley Authority, Tyropoeon Valley ♦ valley brown ore, valley consumptive use, valley fill, Valley of Humiliation. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "valley": Wady. (references) |
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Screenplays | Do you now what I what you to do with this valley, Albert (Young Einstein; writing credit: David Roach and Yahoo Serious.) Walk through that valley a little faster now, wouldja (Titanic; writing credit: James Cameron) And uhye Lord, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of no food, I shall fear no hunger (Sister Act; writing credit: Joseph Howard) The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children (Pulp Fiction; writing credit: Quentin Tarantino; Roger Avary) Destroy this valley and everything in it (Beast Wars: Transformers; writing credit: Bob Forward; Lawrence G. DiTillio) | |
Lyrics | As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death (Gangsta's Paradise; performing artist: Coolio) Sitting in the valley as I watch the sun go down (Valotte; performing artist: Julian Lennon) I hear the horses' thunder down in the valley BELOW, (The battle of evermore; performing artist: Led Zeppelin) Ain't no valley low enough ("Ain't No Mountain High Enough"; performing artist: Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell) I was lost in a valley of pleasure (Rock N Roll Nigger; performing artist: Patti Smith) | |
Tongue Twisters | Valuble valley villas. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Valley of the Dinosaurs (1974) Woolly Valley (1974) Christo's Valley Curtain (1973) Valley of the Moon (1973) Don Valley (1972) | |
Song Titles | Harper Valley P.T.A. (performing artist: Jeannie C. Riley) Pleasant Valley Sunday (performing artist: The Monkees) | |
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 | Rift Valley Fever (RVF) virus is a member of the genus Phlebovirus in the family Bunyaviridae, first reported in livestock in Kenya around 1900. Credit: CDC. |  | San Fernando Valley, California. Credit: NASA. |
 | Death Valley, California. Credit: NASA. |  | Monterey Bay Case Study - Photo #5 1897 contoured map of Monterey "Submerged Valley" From George Davidson published paper in Proc. of Calif. Acad. of Sciences Monterey Canyon was first noted in 1857 by James Alden of C&GS Ship ACTIVE Alden termed the canyon a "submarine gulch". Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | 3-D image from NOAA Exclusive Economic Zone Mapping Project Chandeleur Valley image - valley is in upper left of image Image is 30 nautical miles by approximately 50 nautical miles. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Kauai Poi Plantation in the Hanalei Valley. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | A knife-edge ridge on Kauai on the Na Pali coast. The ridge looms over the Kalalau Valley which is veiled in shadows in the lower fourth of the picture. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | Glacier Bay - note classic u-shaped glacier valley. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
 | A dry valley surrounded by Antarctic mountains. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |  | In the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes at Katmai National Park supporting seismic monitoring stations. Credit: Flying With NOAA. |
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| "Barossa Valley Garden" by James Smith Commentary: "A Barossa Valley winery garden in autum." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. |
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Author Unknown. | North Carolina is a valley of humility between two mountains of conceit. |
Star Valley Independent | Of course, some guys carry marriage too far. Like the bigamist who found that two rites make a wrong. |
Virgil | May the countryside and the gliding valley streams content me. Lost to fame, let me love river and woodland. |
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Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | At the expiration of ten years there will be evacuated: the bridgehead of Coblenz and the territories north of a line to be drawn from the intersection between the frontiers of Belgium, Germany and Holland, running about from 4 kilometres south of Aix-la-Chapelle, then to and following the crest of Forst Gemund, then east of the railway of the Urft valley, then along Blankenheim, Valdorf, Dreis, Ulmen to and following the Moselle from Bremm to Nehren, then passing by Kappel and Simmern, then following the ridge of the heights between Simmern and the Rhine and reaching this river at Bacharach; all the places valleys, roads and railways mentioned above being excluded from the area evacuated. (reference) |
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | 1963 | Let us not wallow in the valley of despair. (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1924) |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The descent was there so precipitous that the English artillery did not see the farm below them at the bottom of the valley, the centre of the combat |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | And first the skins wrinkle a little and swarms of flies come to feast, and the valley is filled with the odor of sweet decay |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | The air is filled with the bleating of calves and sheep, and the hustling of oxen, as if a pastoral valley were going by. |
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Health | Dupuis, G., Petite, J., and Vouilloz, M. (1987). An important outbreak of human Q fever in a Swiss alpine valley. (references) | |
Also found in the United States, Jamestown Canyon and Cache Valley viruses are related to LAC, but rarely cause encephalitis. (references) | ||
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an acute, fever-causing viral disease that affects domestic animals (such as cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, and camels) and humans. (references) | ||
Business | This joint venture between the Brazilian government and the private sector, will create many projects along the São Francisco River Valley. (references) | |
After building a dam in a hill and valley area at the north of Minoh City, OPG wants to develop 313.7-hectare site to develop an environment friendly city utilizing waterside environment and rich nature. (references) | ||
Passenger transportation is rapidly shifting to the private sector, because major railways in the Fergana Valley (most populous region of the country with the population of 10 million) no longer offer passenger transportation. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Nepal | Two private cable television networks operate in the Kathmandu Valley. (references) |
Georgia | Chechen refugees have settled in the Pankisi Valley in the eastern part of the country. (references) | |
Kenya | Many of the rural residents displaced by the violent ethnic clashes in Rift Valley between 1991 and 1993 still have not returned to their homes and remain displaced in urban areas. (references) | |
Economic History | Malawi | The Great Rift Valley traverses the country from north to south. (references) |
Nepal | There is only one reliable road route from India to the Kathmandu Valley. (references) | |
New Zealand | It chose the Hutt Valley and Wellington as its start-up (April 1998) market. (references) | |
Human Rights | Afghanistan | In February 2000, indiscriminate bombing by the Taliban in the Panjshir valley killed eight civilians. (references) |
Solomon Islands | Twenty homes were burned in Independence Valley, Honiara in late July 2000, according to press reports. (references) | |
India | The Muslim majority population in the Kashmir valley suffers from the repressive tactics of the security forces. (references) | |
Minorities | India | In August 2000, the Jammu and Kashmir government adopted a proposal designed to facilitate the return of Pandits to the Kashmir valley and rehabilitation of the Pandits. (references) |
India | Attacks by Muslim militants seeking to end Indian rule in Jammu and Kashmir, and continuing political violence, has driven almost 95 percent of Hindus in the Kashmir valley (Pandits) to seek refuge in camps in Jammu, with relatives in New Delhi, or elsewhere, during recent years. (references) | |
Nepal | Better educated, urban-oriented castes (Brahmin, Chhetri, and certain elements of the Newar community traditionally dominant in the Kathmandu Valley) continue to dominate politics and senior administrative and military positions, and to control a disproportionate share of natural resources in their territories. (references) | |
Political Economy | Kenya | Many more were injured or maimed, and tens of thousands were displaced, mainly from the Rift Valley. (references) |
Somalia | A livestock ban, lifted in 2000, was reinstituted by Saudi Arabia because of fears of Rift Valley fever and reportedly because of Saudi political considerations. (references) | |
Lebanon | Syria maintains a military presence in Lebanon of approximately 20-25,000 soldiers, located primarily in the Bekaa Valley, on strategic roadways and mountain ridges, and in and around major cities. (references) | |
Political Rights | Kenya | Vote buying and violence also marred the by-election on the same day in January in Kapenguria, Rift Valley Province; KANU retained the seat. (references) |
Afghanistan | Another faction of the Hezb-i-Wahdat nominally allied itself with the Taliban early in 1999. Northern Alliance forces controlled the northeastern, largely Tajik, portion of the country, including the strategic Panjshir valley north of Kabul, until the events late in the year. (references) | |
Trade | Turkey | In the United States, carnets are sold by the U.S. Council for International Business and Roanoke Trade Services at the following locations: New York, NY, (212) 708-5078; Long Beach, CA, (800) 421-9324 or (562) 628-9306; Schaumburg, IL, (800) 762-6653 or (847) 969-8211; San Francisco, CA (800) 255-4994 or (415) 732-5480; Miami, FL (also serves Houston) (800) 468-5467 or (305) 593-5583; Hunt Valley, MD (800) 422-9944 or (410) 771-6100 x 12; Boston, MA (800) 233-3620 or (617) 368-9907; and Houston, TX (pick up site only) (800) 456-0422 or (713) 582-6464 x 102. (references) |
Travel | Nepal | In the Kathmandu Valley, roads are congested. (references) |
Mexico | Air pollution in the Valley of Mexico (Mexico City and adjacent areas) is chronic. (references) | |
Nepal | The U.S. Embassy recommends that road travel outside the Kathmandu valley be undertaken only during daylight. (references) | |
Women | India | A significant number of women in the Kashmir valley appear to be complying with the order, frightened by the threat of being attacked with acid. (references) |
Saudi Arabia | Female genital mutilation (FGM), which is condemned widely by international health experts as damaging to both physical and psychological health, is practiced among some foreign workers from East Africa and the Nile Valley. (references) | |
India | Lashkar-e-Jabbar also had further ordered Hindus and Sikhs in the valley to wear identifying marks and has told transport companies to reserve 50 percent of their seats for women in an effort to separate men and women in public spaces. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Nepal | Throughout the year there were frequent reports of Maoist-affiliated agitators disrupting work at garment and carpet factories in the Kathmandu Valley. (references) |
Nepal | According to the Ministry, during the year it conducted several hundred inspections of carpet factories in the Kathmandu Valley to ensure that no child labor was present. (references) | |
Nepal | On August 13, Maoist labor organizers stopped work at four Kathmandu Valley garment factories for several hours, shut off the electricity, and forced employees outside to listen to speeches. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | We shall continue our plans for the development of the Missouri Valley, the Arkansas Valley, and the Central Valley of California. |
Richard Nixon | 1969-1974 | This honor now beckons America--the chance to help lead the world at last out of the valley of turmoil, and onto that high ground of peace that man has dreamed of since the dawn of civilization. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | From this joyful mountaintop of celebration, we hear a call to service in the valley. |
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| "Valley" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 62.55% of the time. "Valley" is used about 4,583 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 62.55% | 2,867 | 3,240 |
| Noun (proper) | 37.45% | 1,716 | 4,890 |
| Total | 100.00% | 4,583 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "valley" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Valley | Last name | 2,000 | 7,445 |
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| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "valley". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Agee | N/A | Biblical | A valley |
| Amok | N/A | Biblical | A valley |
| Gehazi | N/A | Biblical | Valley of sight |
| Geshur | N/A | Biblical | A walled valley |
| Geshur | N/A | Biblical | Sight of the valley |
| Gihon | N/A | Biblical | Valley of grace |
| Nahaliel | N/A | Biblical | Valley of God |
| Ur | N/A | Biblical | A valley |
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| France | Web Valley Services de L'E-mage | India | Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Co. |
| United Kingdom | Dee Valley Water Plc | USA | Blackstone Valley Electric Company |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Valley, AL (city, FIPS 78204) 2. Valley, NE (city, FIPS 50020) 3. Valley, WA |
Expressions using "valley": aggraded valley plain ♦ Amargosa Valley ♦ anticlinal valley ♦ apple Valley ♦ arbon Valley ♦ asymmetric valley ♦ Avra Valley ♦ bear Valley ♦ bear Valley Spri ♦ bear Valley Springs ♦ Belle Valley ♦ blooming Valley ♦ Bolton Valley ♦ browns Valley ♦ brush Valley ♦ buffalo Valley ♦ bull Valley ♦ caddo Valley ♦ Camas Valley ♦ Canton Valley ♦ Carmel Valley ♦ Carmel Valley Village ♦ Carroll Valley ♦ Carson River Valley ♦ cascade Valley ♦ Castle Valley ♦ Castro Valley ♦ Catheys Valley ♦ cedar Valley ♦ center Valley ♦ central Valley ♦ Chattanooga Valley ♦ cherry Valley ♦ chino Valley ♦ Clarkson Valley ♦ coal Valley ♦ Columbine Valley ♦ Conewango Valley ♦ cool Valley ♦ coon Valley ♦ cotton Valley ♦ Dammeron Valley ♦ Day Valley ♦ Death Valley ♦ deep valley ♦ dip valley ♦ down there in the valley ♦ Eden Valley ♦ Enon Valley ♦ false lily of the valley ♦ Fort Valley ♦ Fountain Valley ♦ Fox River Valley Gardens ♦ Gann Valley ♦ Garden Valley ♦ German Valley ♦ glaciated valley ♦ Glad Valley ♦ Glade Valley ♦ go down the valley ♦ go up the valley ♦ Golden Valley ♦ Golden Valley County ♦ Grain Valley ♦ Grand Valley ♦ Grass Valley ♦ Great Valley ♦ Green Valley ♦ Happy Valley ♦ Harrison Valley ♦ Helena Valley Northeast ♦ Helena Valley Northwest ♦ Helena Valley Southeast ♦ Helena Valley West Central ♦ Hickory Valley ♦ Hidden Valley ♦ Hidden Valley Lake ♦ Holiday Valley ♦ Hope Valley ♦ Hunting Valley ♦ Hybla Valley ♦ Indian Valley ♦ Jefferson Valley ♦ Jewell Valley ♦ Jordan Valley ♦ karst valley ♦ kobuk Valley National Park ♦ Leon Valley ♦ Leona Valley ♦ lilies of the valley ♦ lily of the valley ♦ Little Cottonwood Creek Valley ♦ Little Valley ♦ Locust Valley ♦ Long Valley ♦ Love Valley ♦ low valley ♦ Lucerne Valley ♦ Maggie Valley ♦ Makaha Valley ♦ Maple Valley. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "valley": valley-bottom, valley-floor, valley-gutters, Valley-Hi, valley-mouth, valley-skiing, valley-wide. | |
Ending with "valley": lily-of-the-valley, side-valley. | |
Containing "valley": lily-of-the-valley tree, the-house-in-the-valley-where-the-yew-trees-grow. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
napa valley | 2,185 | sun valley idaho | 584 |
casino thunder valley | 2,118 | san bernardino valley college | 584 |
sun valley | 1,889 | green valley | 569 |
death valley | 1,771 | castro valley ca | 566 |
valley | 1,575 | valley forge | 566 |
monument valley | 1,308 | west valley college | 547 |
simi valley california | 1,205 | sonoma valley | 500 |
death valley ca | 1,169 | lily of the valley | 500 |
valley fair | 943 | grand valley state university | 474 |
alpine valley | 765 | apple valley california | 470 |
mill valley ca | 759 | moreno valley ca | 466 |
irvine valley college | 759 | valley lee | 465 |
death valley california | 755 | san gabriel valley tribune | 446 |
mark valley | 703 | valley stream ny | 446 |
fountain valley california | 662 | thunder valley | 443 |
valley national bank | 653 | loire valley | 412 |
los angeles valley college | 626 | antelope valley college | 411 |
yosemite valley | 613 | maggie valley nc | 409 |
diablo valley college | 606 | silicon valley | 399 |
maggie valley | 599 | huntingdon valley pa | 383 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "valley"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | vlei (flatter). (various references) | |
Albanian | luginë (Coomb, couloir, dale, dell, Dene, draw, Vale). (various references) | |
Arabic | واد (dene, gully, ravine), غور (dent, hollow, sink, sink in, trough). (various references) | |
Asturian | valle. (various references) | |
Basque | ibar. (various references) | |
Bemba | umushitu. (various references) | |
Blackfoot | sstsikómm. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | улама, долия, долина (bottom, bottomland, dale). (various references) | |
Cebuano | walog. (various references) | |
Chamorro | kañada. (various references) | |
Chinese | 谷 . (various references) | |
Cornish | nans. (various references) | |
Czech | dolina, údolí (dale, trough). (various references) | |
Danish | dal. (various references) | |
Dutch | dal, vallei. (various references) | |
Ecuadorian Quechua | panpa. (various references) | |
Faeroese | dalur. (various references) | |
Farsi | میانکوه , گودی (Delve, Dent, Depth, Dint, Groove, Lacuna), وادی , شیار (Groove, List, Rake, Ruck, Thread), دره (Vale). (various references) | |
Finnish | laakso (dale, vale). (various references) | |
French | vallée (Vale). (various references) | |
Frisian | delte, delling, dal. (various references) | |
German | Tal (ale, dale, Glen, Vale). (various references) | |
Greek | κοιλάδα (dale). (various references) | |
Hawaiian | luginë. (various references) | |
Hebrew | עמק (depth, plain), ככר (circus, plain), גיא (gorge, gulch, ravine), בקעה (basin, plain), נחל (gorge, ravine, river, stream, torrent). (various references) | |
Hungarian | völgy (dale, dell, glen, hollow, lap, trough, vale). (various references) | |
Icelandic | dalur. (various references) | |
Indonesian | lembah (dale, dell, gap, glen, hollow, vale). (various references) | |
Inuktitut | naqsaq. (various references) | |
Italian | valle (dale, Vale). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 谷 , 沢 (dale, marsh, swamp), 渓谷 (canyon, ravine). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | たにま (chasm, dell, ravine), たにあい (chasm, dell, ravine), たに, バレー (ballet, volley), さわ (a chat over tea, dale, marsh, swamp), や (arrow, eight, melting, question mark), けいこく (administration, advice, beauty, canyon, courtesan, government, prostitute, ravine, short period, siren, warning), はざま (eyelet, gorge, interval, loophole, ravine). (various references) | |
Kongo | ndimba. (various references) | |
Korean | 골짜기 (Dale, Valleys). (various references) | |
Macedonian | gora. (various references) | |
Malay | lembah. (various references) | |
Manx | lhagg (alveole, chamber, dinge, fold, fossa, hag, trough), gill (watercourse), couan (dale, gulch, small glen, vale). (various references) | |
Maori | awaawa. (various references) | |
Norwegian | dal. (various references) | |
Occitan | val. (various references) | |
Papago | wo'otk. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | alleyvay.(various references) | |
Polish | dolina. (various references) | |
Portuguese | vale (chalk, combe, coomb, dean, dene, draw, hollow, vale). (various references) | |
Provencal | val. (various references) | |
Romanian | vale (bottom, dale, Glen, hollow, pan, river, stream, Vale). (various references) | |
Romansch | val. (various references) | |
Romany | har. (various references) | |
Russian | долина (bottom-land, dale, lowland, vale). (various references) | |
Samoan | vanu. (various references) | |
Scottish | gleann (a glen, glen), glaic (a grasp, hollow; the palm). (various references) | |
Sepedi | molapo. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | dolina (bottomland, dale, dene, vale). (various references) | |
Shona | dinha. (various references) | |
Sicilian | valli. (various references) | |
Spanish | valle (dale, Vale). (various references) | |
Swedish | dal (dale, Dene, vale), dalgång (dell, Glen). (various references) | |
Turkish | vadi (Canyon, clough, Combe, Coomb, Coombe, dale, dell, Glen, gorge, kloof, Vale), dere (Beck, bourn, Bourne, branch, Brook, burn, Creek, dale, gully, kloof, rivulet, run, runlet, runnel, stream, Vale, watercourse), dalgalar arasındaki çukur, çatı oluğu (gutter). (various references) | |
Turkmen | jьlge, dere. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | підошва хвилі, долина (bottom land, dale). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | thời kỳ gần kề cõi chết. (various references) | |
Welsh | glyn (glen), cwm (cwm). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | convalle, convallem, convalles, convallibus, convallis, convallium, valle, vallem, valles, valli, vallibus, vallis, vallisque, vallium. (various references) |
| Avestan | 200-600 | raonãm. (various references) |
| Old English | 450-1100 | denu. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | val. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 3, Verse 5 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Pasa faragx plhrwqhsetai kai pan oroV kai bounoV tapeinwqhsetai kai estai ta skolia eiV euqeian kai ai traceiai eiV odouV leiaV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Omnis vallis implebitur et omnis mons et collis humiliabitur et erunt prava in directa et aspera in vias planas |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Ælc denu bið gefylled. and ælc munt and beorh byð genyðerud: and þwuru beoð on gerihte: and ungerydu on smeðe wegas. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Ech valey schal be fulfillid, and euery hil and litil hil schal be maad lowe; and schrewid thingis schulen ben in to dressid thingis, and scharp thingis in to pleyn weies; |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Every valley shalbe fylled and every moutayne and hyll shalbe brought lowe. And crocked thinges shalbe made streight: and the rough wayes shalbe made smoth: |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Every valley will be lifted up, and all the mountains and hills made low, and the twisted will be made straight, and the rough ways smooth; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Luke Chapter 3, Verse 5 |
| Cebuano | Ang tanang walog pagatabonan, ug ang tanang bukid ug bungtod pagapatagon, ug ang mga hiwi pagatul-iron, ug ang mga dalan nga sagalsalon pagahinloon, |
| Croatian | Svaka dolina neka se ispuni, svaka gora i brežuljak neka se slegne! Što je krivudavo, neka se izravna, a hrapavi putovi neka se izglade! |
| Danish | hver Dal skal opfyldes, og hvert Bjerg og Høj skal nedtrykkes, og det krumme skal gøres lige, og de ujævne Veje skulle gøres jævne; |
| Dutch | Alle dal zal gevuld worden, en alle berg en heuvel zal vernederd worden, en de kromme wegen zullen tot een rechten weg worden, en de oneffen tot effen wegen. |
| Finnish | Kaikki laaksot täytettäköön, ja kaikki vuoret ja kukkulat alennettakoon, ja mutkat tulkoot suoriksi ja koleikot tasaisiksi teiksi, |
| French | Toute vallée sera comblée, Toute montagne et toute colline seront abaissées; Ce qui est tortueux sera redressé, Et les chemins raboteux seront aplanis. |
| German | Alle Täler sollen voll werden, und alle Berge und Hügel erniedrigt werden; und was krumm ist, soll richtig werden, und was uneben ist, soll schlichter Weg werden. |
| Hungarian | Minden völgy betöltetik, minden hegy és halom megalacsonyíttatik; és az egyenetlenek egyenesekké, és a göröngyös útak símákká lesznek; |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Setiap lembah hendaklah ditimbun, setiap gunung dan bukit diratakan. Jalan yang berliku-liku hendaklah diluruskan, dan jalan yang lekak-lekuk diratakan. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Tiap-tiap lembah akan ditimbun, dan tiap-tiap gunung dan bukit pun akan direndahkan; dan yang bengkok akan diluruskan, dan yang lekuk-lekak akan diratakan; |
| Italian | Ogni burrone sia riempito, ogni monte e ogni colle sia abbassato; i passi tortuosi siano diritti; i luoghi impervi spianati. |
| Latvian | Katra ieleja lai piepildâs, un katrs kalns un pakalns lai nolîdzinâs, kas lîks, tam jâtop taisnam, un kas nelîdzens, tam jâtop lîdzenam ceïam; |
| Manx Gaelic | Bee dy chooilley choan er ny lhieeney as dy chooilley slieau as cronk er nyn injillaghey, as ny ynnydyn cammey er nyn yannoo jeeragh, as ny raaidyn garroo er nyn yannoo rea. |
| Maori | Ka whakakiia nga awaawa katoa, ka whakahoroa nga maunga me nga pukepuke katoa; e meinga hoki kia tika nga wahi kopikopiko, ko nga wahi taratara hei ara maeneene. |
| Norwegian | Hver dal skal fylles, og hvert fjell og hver haug skal senkes, og det krokete skal rettes, og de knudrete veier jevnes, |
| Portuguese | Todo vale se encherá, e se abaixará todo monte e outeiro; o que é tortuoso se endireitará, e os caminhos escabrosos se aplanarão; |
| Rumanian | Orice vale va fi astupatq, orice munte wi orice deal va fi prefqcut kn loc neted; cqile strkmbe vor fi kndreptate, wi drumurile zgronyuroase vor fi netezite. |
| Russian | ЧУСЛЙК ДПМ ДБ ОБРПМОЙФУС, Й ЧУСЛБС ЗПТБ Й ИПМН ДБ РПОЙЪСФУС, ЛТЙЧЙЪОЩ ЧЩРТСНСФУС Й ОЕТПЧОЩЕ РХФЙ УДЕМБАФУС ЗМБДЛЙНЙ; |
| Shuar | Jápaaka ainia nusha aimkiamu arti. Naint ainia nusha paka awajsamu arti. Jintia apijiaru ainia nusha naka jiikmia arti. Tura pujutrin ainia nusha métekrak paka awajsamu arti. |
| Spanish | Todo valle será rellenado, y toda montaña y colina serán rebajadas. Los senderos torcidos serán enderezados; y los caminos ásperos, allanados; |
| Swahili | Kila bonde litafukiwa, kila mlima na kilima vitasawazishwa; palipopindika patanyooshwa, njia mbaya zitatengenezwa. |
| Swedish | Alla dalar skola fyllas och alla berg och höjder sänkas; vad krokigt är skall bliva rak väg, och vad oländigt är skall bliva stigar; |
| Uma | To lobu' -na kana ra'ihii', to molangko pai' to pabulu' -bulu' kana rapohimpaya'. To pahiku-hiku rapomonoa', pai' to moloke' -loke' rapokalempe. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "valley": valleys. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "valley": intervalley. (additional references) | |
Words containing "valley": intervalleys. (additional references) | |
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"Valley" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: valeie, valel, valen, Valeo, valey, vall, Valla, vallad, Vallay, valle, vallen, valler, vally, villefy, vulle. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "valley" (pronounced va"lē) |
| 3 | -a" l ē | alley, bally, dally, finale, galley, rally, Sally, tally, verbally. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-l-l-v-y" | |
-1 letter: alley, leavy, vealy. | |
-2 letters: ally, lave, leal, leva, levy, vale, veal, vela, yell. | |
-3 letters: ale, all, ave, aye, ell, lav, lay, lea, lev, ley, lye, yea. | |
-4 letters: ae, al, ay, el, la, ya, ye. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-l-l-v-y" | |
+1 letter: ravelly, valleys, venally. | |
+2 letters: coevally, gravelly, ladylove, loveably, venially, verbally, vernally, vestally. | |
+3 letters: flyleaves, ladyloves, severally, ventrally, villagery. | |
+4 letters: ablatively, allusively, alveolarly, believably, cavalierly, covalently, eventually, illatively, medievally, polyvalent, primevally, relatively, relevantly, vertically, viscerally, volleyball, vulnerably, wavelessly. | |
+5 letters: adverbially, emulatively, equivocally, genitivally, intervalley, inviolately, liveability, lucratively, marvelously, nonverbally, plaintively, polyvalence, prevalently, revealingly, talkatively, universally, vectorially, veridically, versatilely, vestigially, viceregally, volleyballs. | |
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