Waal
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Proper noun
Waal (countable and uncountable, plural Waals)
- A river, a distributary of the Rhine in Western Europe that runs through the Netherlands.
- A surname
See also
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *Wahalaz, *Wahaliz, attested in Latin sources as vacalus, vahalis.
Proper noun
Waal m
- the Waal (a river and distributary of the Rhine that runs through the provinces of Gelderland and South Holland, Netherlands)
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch Wale, from Old Dutch *Wala, *Wale, from Proto-West Germanic *walh, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“foreigner”).
Noun
Waal m (plural Walen, diminutive Waaltje n, feminine Waalse)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Derived from a variant of wiel (“kolk lake”).
Proper noun
Waal n
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