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Waal
Waal
English
Proper noun
Waal
- a distributary of the Rhine in Western Europe that runs through the Netherlands
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aːl
- IPA(key): /ʋaːl/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *Wahalaz, *Wahaliz, attested in Latin sources as vacalus, vahalis.
Proper noun
Waal m
- the Waal
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch Wale, from Old Dutch *Wala, *Wale, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“foreigner”).
Proper noun
Waal m