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Aosta Valley

Aosta Valley

6.0
A mountainous region in northwestern Italy with high mountains, ski resorts, and castles
  • proper noun
translation icon : Valle de Aosta
  • The Aosta Valley is famous for its breathtaking mountain landscapes and ski resorts.

Examples

  • We spent our summer vacation hiking in the Aosta Valley and sampling local cuisine.

  • Many tourists visit the Aosta Valley to explore its medieval castles and charming villages.

  • The Aosta Valley is famous for its stunning landscapes.

  • Have you ever visited the Aosta Valley?

  • Many tourists visit the Aosta Valley to explore its medieval castles and charming villages.

  • The Aosta Valley is famous for its breathtaking mountain landscapes and ski resorts.

  • We spent our summer vacation hiking in the Aosta Valley and sampling local cuisine.

Synonyms

Valle d'Aosta
vsAosta Valley
7.2

An Italian region in the northwest with high mountains and both Italian and French culture

primarily focuses on mountains and scenic alpine features

Surface Forms

Aosta Valley main

Morphology

Aosta + valley

The phrase combines the place-name 'Aosta' with the noun 'valley', so a learner who knows 'valley' and recognises Aosta as a place can infer it refers to a geographic valley or region named Aosta. This place-name + geographic noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and compositional, although finer details like its autonomous status or exact location require extra encyclopedic knowledge.

Etymology

Aosta Valley takes its name from the town of Aosta, which ancient Romans named for the leader Augustus. The valley around that town kept the name, so today Aosta Valley means the mountainous 'region' around Aosta.