"Dene" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛneɪ/
Rhymes: -ɛneɪ Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|chp|-}} Chipewyan, {{der|en|ath}} Athabaskan Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Dene pl (plural only)
  1. An Athabascan people of Canada, especially of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Wikipedia link: Dene Tags: plural, plural-only Synonyms: Chipewyan, Dené Related terms: Dene-Yeniseian, Deneology, Diné Coordinate_terms: Na-Dene
    Sense id: en-Dene-en-noun-uePp5pQ8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 78 12 10 Disambiguation of Old English pluralia tantum: 83 9 8

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