Valais

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English

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Canton of Valais

canton of Valais

Etymology

Borrowed from French Valais.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /væˈleɪ/
(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈvæleɪ/
Rhymes: (US) -eɪ, (UK) -æleɪ

Proper noun

Valais

A canton of Switzerland (the French name)
Synonyms: canton of Valais, (the German name) Wallis, canton of Wallis

Translations

Swiss canton

Dutch: Wallis n
Esperanto: Valezo
Franco-Provençal: Valês ?
French: Valais (fr) m
German: Wallis (de) n
Italian: Vallese m
Japanese: ヴァレー州 (Varē-shū) (French form), ヴァリス州 (Varisu-shū) (German form)
Romansch: Vallais ?

See also

(cantons of Switzerland) Appenzell Inner Rhodes, Appenzell Outer Rhodes, Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Fribourg, Geneva, Glarus, Grisons, Jura, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Vaud, Valais, Zug, Zurich ^{(Category: en:Cantons of Switzerland)}

Anagrams

saliva, salvia, Salvia, Alavis, Avilas, avails, Slavia, Saliva

French

Etymology

From Latin vallis (“valley”): in the Roman times, this province was known as Vallis Poenina.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /va.lɛ/
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Proper noun

Valais m

Valais (a canton of Switzerland)

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