Valais

See also: valais

English

Etymology

From French Valais.

Proper noun

Valais

A canton of Switzerland (its French name)

Synonyms

the canton of Valais, Wallis (the German name), the canton of Wallis

Translations

A canton

Dutch: Kanton Wallis
Esperanto: Valezo
Franco-Provençal: Valês
French: Valais (fr)

German: Kanton Wallis
Italian: Canton Vallese
Romansch: Vallais

Further reading

Valais on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

Alavis, Avilas, Slavia, avails, saliva, salvia

French

Etymology

From Latin vallis (“valley”): in the Roman times, this province was known as Vallis Poenina.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /va.lɛ/

Proper noun

Valais m

Valais (canton of Switzerland)

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