"dene" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /diːn/ Forms: denes [plural], dean [alternative], den [alternative]
Rhymes: -iːn Etymology: From Middle English dene, from Old English dene. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dene}} Middle English dene, {{inh|en|ang|dene}} Old English dene Head templates: {{en-noun}} dene (plural denes)
  1. (Northumbria) A valley, especially the deep valley of a stream or rivulet. Tags: Northumbria Categories (place): Landforms Derived forms: denehole
    Sense id: en-dene-en-noun-EMVKXjlr Disambiguation of Landforms: 94 6 Categories (other): Northumbrian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 23 2 2 6 0 26 2 9 2 2 2 10 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /diːn/ Forms: denes [plural]
Rhymes: -iːn Etymology: Perhaps related to Middle Low German düne (“dune”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} dene (plural denes)
  1. a sand dune by the seashore
    Sense id: en-dene-en-noun-ryU4BMRI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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