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vley

vley is the alternative form of vlei.

Meaning of vlei

Noun

vlei (plural vleis)

  1. (Southern-Africa) A shallow wetland or minor lake, generally a seasonal one, or the lowland where such a wetland appears seasonally.
    • The country thereabout was a succession of vleys or gulleys, then filled with excellent clear water, teeming with water-fowl.1861, Charles John Andersson, Lake Ngami, chapter XXV, page 301

Forms of vley

pluralvleys

Questions about vley

What is vley the alternative form of?
Vley is the alternative form of vlei.

Words near vley in the dictionary

  1. vlei rat
  2. vlei rats
  3. vleis
  4. VLEO
  5. VLEs
  6. vley
  7. vleys
  8. VLF
  9. VLH
  10. Vlie
  11. Vlieland

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