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Dené

Dené is the alternative form of Dene.

Meaning of Dene

Noun

Dene pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) An Athabascan people of Canada, especially of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
    • In the Northwest Territories, the languages with official status are English, French, Dëne Sųłıné (Chipewyan), Nēhiyawēwin (Cree), Dene Kǝdǝ́ (Northern Slavey), Dene Zhatıé (Southern Slavey), Dinjii Zhu’ Ginjik (Gwich’in), Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun and Tłįcho.2025, Marie-Ève Hudon, Language regimes in the Provinces and the Territories, Ottawa, Canada: Library of Parliament, page 30
    Synonyms:
    Chipewyan

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Words formed from Dené

Questions about Dené

What is Dené the alternative form of?
Dené is the alternative form of Dene.

Words near Dené in the dictionary

  1. Denyse
  2. Denzel
  3. Denzil
  4. denzimol
  5. Denzlingen
  6. Dené
  7. Dené-Caucasian
  8. Dené-Daic
  9. Dené-Yeniseian
  10. deo
  11. Deo volente

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