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valley /ˈvali /
noun
(plural valleys)
1 a low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it:
[in place names] the Thames Valley
[as modifier] the valley floor.
2 Architecture an internal angle formed by the intersecting planes of a roof, or by the slope of a roof and a wall.
– ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French valee, based on Latin vallis, valles; compare with vale1.