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Dene

Dene

See also: dene

English

Proper noun

Dene

  1. An Athabascan people of Canada, especially of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Old English

Pronunciation

Noun

Dene ?

  1. Danes

Declension

Derived terms

dene

dene

See also: Dene

English

Noun

dene ‎(plural denes)

  1. (Britain) a valley, especially the deep valley of a stream or rivulet

Etymology 2

Perhaps related to Middle Low German düne ‎(“dune”)

Noun

dene ‎(plural denes)

  1. a sand dune by the seashore

Anagrams

Etymology

Presumably from Proto-Germanic *daniz, although further etymology is unknown.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛneɪ/
  • IPA(key): /ˈdene/

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