Antonyms for
dale
A valley, often in an otherwise hilly area.
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All Definitions for Dale

Below are all the dictionary definitions of dale:

1A valley, often in an otherwise hilly area.
2The sunken or grooved portion of the surface of a vinyl record.
3A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump.
4A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
5A male given name transferred from the surname.
6A female given name transferred from the surname.
7A surname from Middle English for someone living in a dale.
8A number of places in the United States:
9A hamlet in Ainstable parish, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY5444).
10A village and community in west Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM8005).
11A village in Fjaler, Vestland, Norway.
12A village in Vaksdal, Vestland, Norway.
13A village in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.
14A woreda in Ethiopia.
15A community in Port Hope, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.
16An unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Illinois.
17A township in McLean County, Illinois.
18A town in Spencer County, Indiana.
19An unincorporated community in Boone County, Indiana.
20A township in O'Brien County, Iowa.
21A township in Kingman County, Kansas.
22A former community in Tobacco Township, Gladwin County, Michigan.
23A ghost town in Clay County, Minnesota.
24A township in Cottonwood County, Minnesota.
25A township in Atchison County, Missouri.
26A ghost town in Custer County, Nebraska.
27A hamlet in Wyoming County, New York.
28An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
29An unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon.
30A borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
31An unincorporated community in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
32An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Beaufort County, South Carolina.
33An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Texas.
34An unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia.
35A town and census-designated place therein, in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.

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