dell

[ del ]
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noun
  1. a small, usually wooded valley; vale.

Origin of dell

1
before 1000; Middle English delle,Old English dell; akin to dale

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Other definitions for dell' (2 of 3)

dell'
[ del ]

  1. (in names of Italian derivation) an elided form of della: Giovanni dell' Anguillara.

Other definitions for Dell (3 of 3)

Dell
[ del ]

noun
  1. a male or female given name.

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British Dictionary definitions for dell

dell

/ (dɛl) /


noun
  1. a small, esp wooded hollow

Origin of dell

1
Old English; related to Middle Low German delle valley; compare dale

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