vly

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US/vlaɪ/

noun

A small swampy or marshy area, especially near a stream.

OriginMiddle Dutch valeye →
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Meanings

vly1

nounvly (plural vlies)

plural vlies · alternative -vly · alternative vlei · alternative rare vlaie · alternative rare fly

  1. New YorkUSA small swampy or marshy area, especially near a stream.

vly2

nounvly (plural vlies)

plural vlies

  1. alternativeAlternative form of vlei.

Origin

  1. Middle Dutchvaleye
  2. Englishvly

Attested chiefly as vly, rarely as vlaie or fly. From a dialectal form of Middle Dutch valeye, which meant “valley” in standard Dutch; a semantic shift to meaning “swamp” occurred either in Middle Dutch or independently in the speech of both the Dutch colonists of America and the Dutch colonists of South Africa (producing Afrikaans vlei). Doublet of vlei.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with vly

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Sounds the same

(sometimes) vlei
Cite this entry
APA

vly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vly

MLA

“vly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vly.

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