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dene

noun \ˈdēn\

Definition of DENE

British
:  valley
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Origin of DENE

Middle English, from Old English denu
First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to DENE

Synonyms
dale, valley [British], hollow, vale

Rhymes with DENE

bean, clean, dean, Dean, Deane, e'en, gene, glean, green, jean, keen, lean, lien, mean, mesne, mien, peen, preen, quean, queen, scene, screen, sheen, shin, sin, spean, spleen, teen, tween, wean, ween, wheen, yean

Déné

noun Dé·né \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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  1. dene
  2. Na-Dene
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