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单词 denes
释义

dene

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈdēn How to pronounce dene (audio)
British
: valley

Déné

2 of 2

noun (2)

Dé·​né de-ˈnā How to pronounce Déné (audio)
dā-
plural Déné or Dénés de-ˈnāz How to pronounce Déné (audio)
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
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Example Sentences

Noun (1) there are some deeply wooded denes in that part of Northumberland
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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

plural of dene, British
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

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  • 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
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