dene
1 of 2noun (1)
ˈdēn 
British
: valley
Déné
2 of 2noun (2)
Dé·né de-ˈnā
dā-
plural Déné or Dénés de-ˈnāz
dā-
: a member of any of the Athabascan-speaking peoples of the interior of Alaska and northwestern Canada
also : the languages of these peoples
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- dale
- hollow
- vale
- valley
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Noun (1) there are some deeply wooded denes in that part of Northumberland
Recent Examples on the Web
Vinny Vella, Courant Community, 4 May 2017
Noun
The facts, again, are simple: Denes, 32, came home one night in February 2014 to find signs of a burglary in nearly every room of her home. Vinny Vella, Courant Community, 4 May 2017 Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Old English denu
Noun (2)
Canadian French, of Athabascan origin; akin to Chipewyan & Slave (Athabascan languages of Canada) dene person
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1867, in the meaning defined above
denes
noun
as in valleys
an area of lowland between hills or mountains there are some deeply wooded denes in that part of Northumberland Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- valleys
- vales
- dales
- ravines
- glens
- combes
- canyons
- hollows
- gorges
- gulches
- coombes
- rift valleys
- gullies
- gulleys
- coombs
- kloofs
- dells
- dingles
- cañons
- bowls
- basins
- depressions
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- mountains
- mounts
- peaks
- heights
- summits
- pinnacles
- plateaus
- alps
- plateaux
- mountaintops
- tablelands