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PRONUNCIATION OF VAAL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VAAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vaal is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VAAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Vaal

Vaal River

The Vaal River is the largest tributary of the Orange River in South Africa. The river has its source near Breyten in Mpumalanga province, east of Johannesburg and about 30 km north of Ermelo and only about 240 km from the Indian Ocean. It then flows westwards to its conjunction with the Orange River southwest of Kimberley in the Northern Cape. It is 1,120 km in length, and forms the border between Mpumalanga, Gauteng and North West Province on its north bank, and the Free State on its south.

Definition of Vaal in the English dictionary

The definition of Vaal in the dictionary is a river in South Africa, rising in the Drakensberg and flowing west to join the Orange River. Length: 1160 km.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VAAL


aal
ɑːl
Baal
bɑːl
banal
bəˈnɑːl
Bhopal
bəʊˈpɑːl
carl
kɑːl
corral
kɒˈrɑːl
Dahl
dɑːl
dal
dɑːl
etoile
eɪˈtwɑːl
halal
hɑːˈlɑːl
Imphal
ɪmˈfɑːl
Internationale
ˌɪntənæʃəˈnɑːl
locale
ləʊˈkɑːl
morale
mɒˈrɑːl
musicale
ˌmjuːzɪˈkɑːl
parle
pɑːl
rationale
ˌræʃəˈnɑːl
riyal
rɪˈjɑːl
taal
tɑːl
toile
twɑːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VAAL

V-E Day
V-J Day
v-mail
V-neck
V-necked
V-shaped
V-shaped curve
V-sign
V-type engine
v.
v. aux.
V. Rev.
v.a.
v.s.
V6
V8
va
va-va-voom
Va.
Vaasa

WORDS THAT END LIKE VAAL

craal
daal
dwaal
graal
kaal
kraal
kursaal
nagmaal
paal
Sangraal
the taal
Transvaal
tsotsitaal
Waal

Synonyms and antonyms of Vaal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Vaal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VAAL

Find out the translation of Vaal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Vaal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Vaal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

瓦尔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Vaal
570 millions of speakers

English

Vaal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

VAAL
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ваал
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Vaal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Vaal
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Vaal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Vaal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vaal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

リーボック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

VAAL
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vaal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Vaal
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Vaal
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Vaal
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Vaal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Vaal
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Vaal
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ваал
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Vaal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Vaal
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Vaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Vaal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Vaal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Vaal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VAAL»

The term «Vaal» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.253 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VAAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Vaal» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Vaal» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Vaal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VAAL»

Discover the use of Vaal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Vaal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Dutch Boers and Slavery in the Trans-Vaal Republic, in a ...
Mutual facilities and liberty shall be afl'orded to traders and travellers on both sides of the Val River; it being understood that eVery waggon containing ammunition and fire-arms, coming from the south side of the Vaal River, shall produce a ...
Frederick William CHESSON, 1869
2
Struggle
the conflict spread to other Triangle townships, including Sharpeville and Evaton, in a series of violent episodes that became known as the 'Vaal uprising'. Then, in 1990, clashes in Sebokeng, and in neighbouring Boipatong, heralded the ...
Philip Harrison, 2004
3
Freshwater Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A ...
Globally threatened fish include the Treur River barb (Barbus treurensis, Upper Blyde River, very restricted distribution), the border barb (Barbus trevelyani, Buffalo and Keiskamma rivers), the rock catfish (Austroglanis sclateri, Orange- Vaal ...
Michele L. Thieme, Robin Abell, Neil Burgess, 2005
4
A Situational Analysis of Orphans and Vulnerable Children in ...
Tables 8 and 9 provide numbers/percentages of children with mother alive/not alive and father alive/not alive in Kanana and Vaal Reefs. Umuzimuhle is situated in Vaal Reefs and Vaal Reefs itself falls under both Greater Orkney and ...
Alicia Davids, 2006
5
Inland Waters of Southern Africa: An Ecological Perspective
This was supported by the absence of riverine forests (which would provide allochthonous input) in the Vaal Dam catchment. In the middle reaches of the Vaal River, Chutter (1963) found that the two impoundments of the Vaal Dam and Vaal ...
B.R. Allanson, 1990
6
Geological Survey Professional Paper
ABSTRACT The Vaal Reef is a strata-bound uranium orebody. Uraninite, together with nodular pyrite and gold, is a detrital heavy-mineral component of the sediment. Consequently, the areal distribution patterns of uranium content match the ...
‎1981
7
United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
ABSTRACT The Vaal Reef is a strata-bound uranium orebody. Uraninite, together with nodular pyrite and gold, is a detrital heavy-mineral component of the sediment. Consequently, the areal distribution patterns of uranium content match the ...
‎1980
8
From Protest to Challenge: A Documentary History of African ...
The Vaal Uprising of 1984 On September 3, 1984, the very day South Africa's new tricameral Parliament was officially opened with pomp and ceremony, several townships in the area known as the Vaal triangle exploded into violent conflict.
Gail M. Gerhart, Clive L. Glaser, 2010
9
Cause, Effect, and Control of Accidental Loss with Accident ...
Here, in 1960, a loco fell down a shaft, the same as at Vaal Reefs, but no one died and nobody was even injured, why?" There was a silence in the room and one of the miners stood up and said, "We were lucky." How right he was. They were ...
Ron Charles McKinnon, 2000
10
Hydrology and Water Resources of Africa
The Caledon River is the second principal tributary of the Orange after the Vaal. It rises in the Drakensberg, on the Lesotho-South Africa border, in southeastern Africa. It flows generally southwest for about 480 km to join the Orange near ...
M. Shahin, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VAAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Vaal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Four dead in 13-vehicle Vaal River pile-up
Thirteen vehicles were involved in a pile-up on the Vaal River bridge on Friday, leaving four dead and several more injured. Photo: Twitter / @ArriveAlive. «eNCA, Jun 15»
2
Vaal Dam pipeline project halted due to disputes
The Metsimaholo Municipality in the Vaal region is building the pipeline which will take sewage from the town of Refenkgotso to a treatment plant, then into the ... «Eyewitness News, Jun 15»
3
Pollution of Vaal Dam – the facts:
The Deneysville waste water plant for which the Metsimaholo Municipality is responsible, has its final discharge point within 400m of where Rand Water abstract ... «News24, Jun 15»
4
Vaal River City, a new riverfront development pushing boundaries
The greenfield site along the Vaal River will soon see a new multi-billion city start to unfold at the end of the year – reviving the economic and industrial activity of ... «Moneyweb.co.za, May 15»
5
Vaal set to get R11bn new city
Speaking at the launch of the ambitious Vaal River City project in Sedibeng, Makhura said: "Every development must meet the needs of our people. We cannot ... «Times LIVE, May 15»
6
Man drowns in Vaal Dam
Water pours out of the Vaal Dam at the dam wall near Denneysville, 11 March 2014, following a weak of heavy rains. The dam has reached 105 percent capacity ... «The Citizen, Jan 15»
7
GroundUp: Vaal Environmental Justice Alliance claims court victory
Listening to Vaal Environmental Justice Alliance (VEJA) coordinator Samson Mokoena talk about the struggles of the communities of Steel Valley - the ... «Daily Maverick, Dec 14»
8
Vaal university closed after student protests
The Vaal University of Technology (VUT) closed yesterday with immediate effect and gave students 24 hours to vacate the premises until further notice. «Times LIVE, Sep 14»
9
AngloGold Vaal mines remain shut
Johannesburg - AngloGold Ashanti's two Vaal River operations remained shut on Wednesday following the earthquake in Orkney, North West, the company said ... «Independent Online, Aug 14»
10
Vaal River banks are reaching breaking point
Seven gates at the Vaal Dam were opened on Tuesday (11/03/2014) after nearly a week of heavy rain saw flooding in several parts of the country. «Citizen, Mar 14»

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