"Denali" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /dɪˈnɑːli/
Etymology: Borrowed from Koyukon Deenaalee (“the tall one; the high one; the great one”) (/dinæli/, variously rendered Dinale or Denali), from -naał- (“be long, tall”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|koy|Deenaalee||the tall one; the high one; the great one}} Koyukon Deenaalee (“the tall one; the high one; the great one”) Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: +–Mount McKinley naming dispute, Denali Synonyms: Mount McKinley Derived forms: Denali Borough Translations (highest mountain peak in North America): Dghelaay Ke'e (Ahtna), 德納里峰 (Dénàlǐ Fēng) (Chinese Mandarin), Denali (Danish), Dengadh (Deg Xinag), Dghelay Ka'a (english: Upper Inlet) (Dena'ina), Dghili Ka'a (english: Lower Inlet) (Dena'ina), Denali (French), Mont McKinley (French), Denali (German), Denadhe (Holikachuk), 디날리산 (dinallisan) (Korean), Deenaalee (Koyukon), Dinadhi (Lower Tanana), Дена́ли (Denáli) [feminine] (Russian), Больша́я Гора́ (Bolʹšája Gorá) [feminine, obsolete] (Russian), Мак-Ки́нли (Mak-Kínli) [feminine] (Russian), Denali (Spanish), Denaze (Upper Kuskokwim)
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