dene

noun (1)

\ ˈdēn

Definition of dene

(Entry 1 of 2)

British

: valley

Déné

noun (2)

Dé·né | \ de-ˈnā

, dā-\

plural Déné or Dénés\ de-ˈnāz

, 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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Synonyms for dene

Synonyms: Noun (1)

dale, hollow, vale, valley

Examples of dene in a Sentence

Noun (1)

there are some deeply wooded denes in that part of Northumberland

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

The facts, again, are simple: Denes, 32, came home one night in February 2014 to find signs of a burglary in nearly every room of her home. — Vinny Vella, Courant Community, "Three Years Later, Search For Lost Dogs Continues Through Social Media," 4 May 2017

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History and Etymology for dene

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English denu

Noun (2)

Canadian French, of Athabascan origin; akin to Chipewyan & Slave (Athabascan languages of Canada) dene person