Uvalde

U1V4A1L1D2E1
/juːˈvældi/

proper noun

A valley in Uvalde County, Texas, United States.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city, the county seat of Uvalde County, Texas, United States, named after the valley.

    He is now free to blast his extreme view of gun rights across Uvalde, across the district, through the state of Texas and, should he be successful, nationwide.

    2026 September 23, Ed Pilkington, “Nazi jokes and ‘cum trophies’: meet the Texas gunfluencer who could soon represent Uvalde”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
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    And this spring marks the first anniversary of the Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children and two teachers were gunned down. Just like with Parkland, the anguish in Uvalde was compounded by fury after claims of officers failing to immediately stop the gunman.

    2023 February 14, Holly Yan, “5 years after the Parkland school massacre claimed 17 lives, here’s what has changed (and what hasn’t)”, in CNN
    1. The school shooting that took place on May 24th, 2022.
  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Uvalde County.

Origin

  1. BasqueUgalde
  2. SpanishUgalde
  3. EnglishUvalde

From Spanish Ugalde, from Basque Ugalde. Named after Juan de Ugalde.

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Translations

Spanish Cañon de Ugalde, Arroyo de la Soledad
  • Cañon de Ugaldevalley
  • Arroyo de la Soledadvalley

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Cite this entry
APA

Uvalde. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uvalde

MLA

“Uvalde.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uvalde. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Uvalde,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uvalde.

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