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Swaledale

Swaledale proper noun: a valley (dale) in North Yorkshire, England, through which flows the river Swale.

Proper noun

Swaledale

  1. A valley (dale) in North Yorkshire, England, through which flows the river Swale.
  2. A breed of sheep from Swaledale.
    • There were more than three hundred Swaledales out on the hills and as many lambs and more.2023, Kate Atkinson, “The Void”, in Normal Rules Don’t Apply, Penguin (2024), pages 4-5
  3. A minor city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States.

Origin of Swaledale

From Swale + dale.

Questions about Swaledale

What does Swaledale mean?
Swaledale means a valley (dale) in North Yorkshire, England, through which flows the river Swale.
What part of speech is Swaledale?
Swaledale is a proper noun.

Words near Swaledale in the dictionary

  1. swaknoite
  2. Swakop
  3. Swakopmund
  4. swale
  5. swaled
  6. Swaledale
  7. swales
  8. Swaleses
  9. swalier
  10. swaliest
  11. swaling

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