Dene Definition

dēn
denes
noun
A low dune or sandy tract near a seashore.
Webster's New World
A member of any of the Athabaskan peoples of the Northwest Territories, Canada.
Webster's New World
The group of languages spoken by these peoples.
Webster's New World

(UK) A valley, especially the deep valley of a stream or rivulet.

Wiktionary
adjective
Of these peoples or their cultures.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Dene

Noun

Singular:
dene
Plural:
denes

Origin of Dene

  • Possibly East Frisian düne a sand dune akin to dune

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Perhaps related to Middle Low German düne (“dune”)

    From Wiktionary

  • From Middle English, from Old English denu

    From Wiktionary

Dene Sentence Examples

  • The Den, or Dene, forms a promenade along the sea-front, with a small lighthouse and a pier.

  • Ricky Dene Gervais was born on June 25, 1961, in Reading, Berkshire, England.

  • The office, Mark Napier states, is repeatedly mentioned in the family charters as appertaining to the "pultre landis" near the village of Dene in the shire of Linlithgow.

  • The Dene (Tinneh) peoples used strips of hide for snowshoes and game-bags, sewed their deerskin clothing with sinew thread, and embroidered in split quill.

  • The Eskimo engraved poorly, the Dene (Tinneh) embroidered in quill, the North Pacific tribes carved skilfully in horn, slate and cedar, the California tribes had nimble fingers for basketry, the Sioux gloried in feathers and painted parfleche.

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Words Starting With

DDEDEN

Words Ending With

ENEENE

Unscrambles

dene

Words Starting With D and Ending With E

Starts With D & Ends With EStarts With DE & Ends With EStarts With D & Ends With NE

Word Length

4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With D4 Letter Words Ending With E