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Valais
[ French va-le; English va-ley ]
noun
- a canton in SW Switzerland. 2,021 sq. mi. (5,235 sq. km). : Sion.
Valais
/ valɛ /
noun
- a canton of S Switzerland: includes the entire valley of the upper Rhône and the highest peaks in Switzerland; produces a quarter of Switzerland's hydroelectricity. Capital: Sion. Pop: 281 000 (2002 est). Area: 5231 sq km (2020 sq miles) German nameWallis
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During the whole of this long journey I had little adventures; at Como, in Valais, and elsewhere.
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I was once in Valais when a rude play was acted by the peasants of Vissoye.
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Hour after hour Delafield sat motionless in his room, till "high in the Valais depths profound" he "saw the morning break."
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Of places subjected to such evil influence, none are quite so characteristic as the town of Sion in the Valais.
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The prominence of the Valais among Roman Catholic states has always been considerable.
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