Dale

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdeɪl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/deɪl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dāl)


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Dale /deɪl/ n
  1. Sir Henry Hallet. 1875–1968, English physiologist: shared a Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in 1936 with Otto Loewi for their work on the chemical transmission of nerve impulses
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
dale /deɪl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a valley, esp. a broad valley.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dale  (dāl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a valley, esp. a broad valley.
  • bef. 900; Middle English dal, Old English dæl; cognate with German Tal, Old Norse dalr, Gothic dals

Dale  (dāl),USA pronunciation n. 
    Sir Henry Hal•lett  (halit),USA pronunciation 1875–1968, English physiologist: Nobel prize for medicine 1936.
  1. Biographical Sir Thomas, died 1619, British colonial administrator in America: governor of Virginia 1614–16.
  2. a male or female given name.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dale /deɪl/ n
  1. an open valley, usually in an area of low hills
Etymology: Old English dæl; related to Old Frisian del, Old Norse dalr, Old High German tal valley
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