English

Proper noun

Saale

1. A river in Germany.
2. used attributively to denote one of the glaciations of northern Europe

Quotations

1993: This applies to the last ice age, the Weichsel glaciation (113 000 to 11 500 years ago), to the Eemian interglacial (133 000 to 114 000 years ago), to the previous ice age, the Saale glaciation, and to the last part of the previous interglacial, the Holstein. — New Scientist 28 August 1993, p.29

Anagrams

• Alsea

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzaːlə/
• Rhymes: -aːlə

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Saale f

1. Saale (river in Germany)

Etymology 2

Noun

Saale

1. (archaic) dative singular of Saal