Valais

See also: valais

English

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

1. 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/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Valais m

1. Valais (a canton of Switzerland)