abstract:A Dene, derived from the Old English denu and frequently spelled dean, used to be a common name for a valley, in which sense it is frequently found as a component of English place-names, such as Rottingdean and Ovingdean.
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the North American Indian peoples of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories in Canada. The official body representing them is called the Dene Nation (居住在加拿大北部的)甸尼族