First Known Use: 1915
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Na–Dene
noun \nä-ˈdā-(ˌ)nā, -ˈde-, -nē\
Definition of NA-DENE
: a hypothetically related group of American Indian languages that includes the Athabascan family, Tlingit, and Haida
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Origin of NA-DENE
na- (from Haida na to dwell & Tlingit na people) + Dene Déné
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