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Dene
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De·ne also Dé·né  (dn, d-n)
n. (used with a pl. verb)
The Athabaskan-speaking peoples of northwest Canada and inland Alaska considered as a group.

dene  (dn)
n. Chiefly British
A sandy tract or dune by the seashore.

[Possibly East Frisian düne, a sand dune; akin to dune.]

Dene [ˈdɛnɪ ˈdɛneɪ]
pl n
(Social Science / Peoples) the North American Indian peoples of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories in Canada. The official body representing them is called the Dene Nation
[via French déné, from Athapascan dene people]

dene1, dean [diːn]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Brit a valley, esp one that is narrow and wooded
[Old English denu valley; see den]

dene2, dean [diːn]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Dialect chiefly southern English a sandy stretch of land or dune near the sea
[probably related to Old English dūn hill; see down3]


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