Waal

American  

[vahl] / vɑl /

noun

1. a river in the central Netherlands, flowing W to the Meuse River: the center branch of the lower Rhine. 52 miles (84 km) long.

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Waal British  

/ waːl /

noun

1. a river in the central Netherlands: the S branch of the Lower Rhine. Length: 84 km (52 miles)

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Example Sentences

Alex de Waal, author of Mass Starvation: The History and Future of Famine, argues that intent is often indirect: “There can be an indirect intent, where it’s evident that starvation will occur in the normal course of events—and those responsible know it, yet choose not to prevent it.”

From Slate

Author Kit de Waal, chair of judges for the fiction award, described The Safekeep as a "classic in the making" which would be "loved and appreciated for generations to come".

From BBC

To test what was going on in these interactions, Waal compared how body language changed between pairs of chimpanzees who had recently fought and others who had not.

From Salon

In 2014, Waal said his career was largely dedicated to unwinding human exceptionalism, or the view that we are somehow different than other animals.

From Salon

In 1979, an important study by Frans de Waal demonstrated how using science to test for a human hunch could help further our understanding of animal behavior.

From Salon