dene
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.dene
noun \ˈdēn\Definition of DENE
British : valley
Examples of DENE
- <there are some deeply wooded denes in that part of Northumberland>
Origin of DENE
Middle English, from Old English denu
First Known Use: before 12th century
Dé·né
noun \de-ˈnā, dā-\ plural Déné or Dé·nés \-āz\
Definition of DÉNÉ
: a member of any of the Athabascan-speaking peoples of the interior of Alaska and northwestern Canada; also : the languages of these peoples
Origin of DÉNÉ
Canadian French, of Athabascan origin; akin to Chipewyan & Slave (Athabascan languages of Canada) dene person
First Known Use: 1891
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