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\ ˈdēn 
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\Definition of dene
(Entry 1 of 2)
British
: valley
Déné
noun (2)Dé·né | \ de-ˈnā , dā- \
, dā- \ plural Déné or Dénés\ de-ˈnāz , dā- \
, dā- \Definition of Déné (Entry 2 of 2)
: a member of any of the Athabascan-speaking peoples of the interior of Alaska and northwestern Canada also : the languages of these peoples
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