The Dalles

/ðəˈdælz/

proper noun

A city, the county seat of Wasco County, Oregon, United States.

OriginFrench dalles →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city, the county seat of Wasco County, Oregon, United States.

Origin

  1. Frenchdalles
  2. EnglishThe Dalles

From dalles (“steep-sided part of a stream channel”), from French dalles, plural of dalle.

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APA

The Dalles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/The%20Dalles

MLA

“The Dalles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/The%20Dalles. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “The Dalles,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/The%20Dalles.

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