dene
/diːn/
dene noun: a valley, especially the deep valley of a stream or rivulet.
Noun (1)
dene (plural denes)
Noun (2)
dene (plural denes)
Noun (3) capitalized: Dene
IPA/ˈdɛneɪ/
Dene pl (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
dene meaning in Tamil
dene in Tamil
- மணல்வெளி
Synonyms of dene
Forms of dene
| plural | denes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | dean |
| alternative form | den |
| alternative form | Dené |
Origin of dene
From Middle English dene, from Old English dene.
Perhaps related to Middle Low German düne (“dune”).
Probably from Chipewyan, though most Athabaskan languages have a similar word meaning "person" that's often used as the name for the people who speak the language and/or the language itself. Doublet of Diné.
Words formed from dene
Phrases with dene
Words that rhyme with dene
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- glean
- between
- byzantine
- canteen
- greene
- preen
- Racine
- careen
- intervene
- lean
- wean
- Christine
- obscene
- routine
- skene
- spleen
- submarine
- cuisine
- gasoline
- irene
- red bean
- serene
- -ene
- baleen
- demean
- eleventeen
- fascine
- gombeen
- latrine
- pristine
- Qazvin
- sheen
- tangerine
- unclean
- unseen
- vaccine
- amine
- aquamarine
- Beane
- beseen
- bottine
- chopine
- Enigma machine
- Eugene
- gene
- in between
- internecine
- jean
Questions about dene
- What does dene mean?
- Dene means a valley, especially the deep valley of a stream or rivulet.
- What is dene in Tamil?
- Dene in Tamil is மணல்வெளி. See Dene meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is dene?
- Dene is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dene?
- Dene is pronounced /diːn/.
- What is the plural of dene?
- The plural of dene is denes.
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