"Dal" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: The river is from Swedish Dalälven, probably from Old Norse dálr (“valley”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|sv|Dalälven}} Swedish Dalälven, {{der|en|non|dálr|t=valley}} Old Norse dálr (“valley”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Dal
  1. (informal) Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Dal-en-name-89FlZFzH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. A river in central Sweden, the second longest in the country. Categories (place): Places in Sweden, Rivers in Sweden
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