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The Dalles

/ðəˈdælz/

The Dalles proper noun: a city, the county seat of Wasco County, Oregon, United States.

Proper noun

The Dalles

  1. A city, the county seat of Wasco County, Oregon, United States.

Origin of The Dalles

From dalles (“steep-sided part of a stream channel”), from French dalles, plural of dalle.

Questions about The Dalles

What does The Dalles mean?
The Dalles means a city, the county seat of Wasco County, Oregon, United States.
What part of speech is The Dalles?
The Dalles is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce The Dalles?
The Dalles is pronounced /ðəˈdælz/.

Words near The Dalles in the dictionary

  1. the cure is worse than the disease
  2. the curtain comes down
  3. the curtain falls
  4. the curtains match the drapes
  5. the customer is always right
  6. The Dalles
  7. the damage is done
  8. the darker the berry, the sweeter the juice
  9. the darkest hour is always just before the dawn
  10. the darkest hour is just before the dawn
  11. the darkest place is under the candlestick

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