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Denali

/dɪˈnɑːli/

Denali proper noun: the highest mountain peak in North America (the third most prominent peak after Mount Everest and Aconcagua), located in central Alaska.

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Proper noun

Denali

  1. The highest mountain peak in North America (the third most prominent peak after Mount Everest and Aconcagua), located in central Alaska.
    • Mount McKinley was known to Russians as Bulshaia and to the natives of Cook Inlet as Traleyka. Both names signify 'high' or 'big mountain.' The natives of the interior know it as Denali.1902, Dodd, Mead and Company, New International Encyclopedia
    Synonyms:
    Mount McKinley

Synonyms of Denali

Origin of Denali

Borrowed from Koyukon Deenaalee (“the tall one; the high one; the great one”) (/dinæli/, variously rendered Dinale or Denali), from -naał- (“be long, tall”).

Words formed from Denali

Questions about Denali

What does Denali mean?
Denali means the highest mountain peak in North America (the third most prominent peak after Mount Everest and Aconcagua), located in central Alaska.
What part of speech is Denali?
Denali is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Denali?
Denali is pronounced /dɪˈnɑːli/.

Words near Denali in the dictionary

  1. denail
  2. denailed
  3. denailing
  4. denails
  5. Denair
  6. Denali
  7. Denali Borough
  8. dename
  9. denamed
  10. denames
  11. denaming

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