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noun
A stream-bed, ravine, or other watercourse; a drain for rain or floodwater.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Asia
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noun
An open-air, concrete-lined channel for draining rain or wastewater; a storm drain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hong-Kong
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noun
a ravine or gully in southern Asia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: valley, vale
History
Borrowed from Bengali নালা (nala), Hindi नाला (nālā), from Sanskrit नाडी (nāḍī).
