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valley vs ravine

ravine vs valley

valley and ravine both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
valley Yes No No No
ravine Yes No No No
As nouns, ravine is a hyponym of valley; that is, ravine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than valley:
  • valley: a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
  • ravine: a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
Other hyponyms of valley include dale, glen, gully, holler, hollow, nullah, rift valley.
valley (noun) ravine (noun)
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
Difference between valley and ravine

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