Délı̨nę
Délı̨nę proper noun: a charter community in the Sahtu Region, Northwest Territories, Canada, on the western shore of Great Bear Lake.
Proper noun
Délı̨nę
- A charter community in the Sahtu Region, Northwest Territories, Canada, on the western shore of Great Bear Lake.
- Jodie Doctor, a mother of two children in Délı̨nę, had tears in her eyes as she walked through the community’s new daycare and preschool building.2021 December 10, Sarah Sibley, “Délı̨nę, N.W.T., celebrates opening of new daycare and preschool”, in The Toronto Star
- Délı̨nę's claims on the birthplace of hockey stem from records in explorer Sir John Franklin's diaries. In an 1825 expedition where Franklin spent the winter in what is now Délı̨nę, he wrote "till the snow fell, the game of hockey played on the ice was the morning's sport," according to an exhibit...2022 December 20, Natalie Pressman, “Délı̨nę, N.W.T. — the birthplace of hockey — celebrates upgrades to its rink”, in CBC News
- Synonyms:
- Fort Franklin
Examples of Délı̨nę in a sentence
- Délı̨nę's claims on the birthplace of hockey stem from records in explorer Sir John Franklin's diaries.2022 December 20, Natalie Pressman, “Délı̨nę, N.W.T. — the birthplace of hockey — celebrates upgrades to its rink”, in CBC News:
- Whether it’s summer or winter, when the average temperature in Délı̨nę can fall to -50 C, he finds the most powerful healing in nature.2024 June 21, “Strengthening joy and resilience through building community and sharing culture”, in The Globe and Mail:
Synonyms of Délı̨nę
- Fort Franklin
Forms of Délı̨nę
| alternative form | Deline |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Déline |
Origin of Délı̨nę
Unadapted borrowing from North Slavey Délı̨nę.
Words that rhyme with Délı̨nę
Questions about Délı̨nę
- What does Délı̨nę mean?
- Délı̨nę means a charter community in the Sahtu Region, Northwest Territories, Canada, on the western shore of Great Bear Lake.
- How do you use Délı̨nę in a sentence?
- Délı̨nę's claims on the birthplace of hockey stem from records in explorer Sir John Franklin's diaries.
- What part of speech is Délı̨nę?
- Délı̨nę is a proper noun.
Words near Délı̨nę in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Délı̨nę (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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