Val-d'Or

English

Alternative forms

• Val d'Or

Etymology

From French Val-d’Or (literally Gold Vale).

Proper noun

Val-d'Or

1. A town in Quebec, Canada

Derived terms

• VdO / VDO

Translations

Translations

• French: Val-d’Or

See also

• Goldvale / Gold Vale / Golden Vale
• Gold Valley / Golden Valley

Anagrams

• Alvord, Dorval

French

Alternative forms

• Val d’Or

Etymology

Derived from val (“vale”) +‎ d’ (“of”) +‎ or (“gold”). The city is named after the gold mines in the area.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /val.d‿ɔʁ/

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• Hyphenation: Val-d'Or
• Rhymes: -ɔʁ

Proper noun

Val-d’Or m

1. A city in La Vallée-de-l'Or, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.

Derived terms

• Valdorien, Valdorienne
• La Vallée-de-l’Or (the county that Val-d'Or is situated in)
• VdO / VDO

See also

• Dorval