dene

noun British.

1. a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.

noun

1. British a valley, esp one that is narrow and wooded

noun

1. dialect, mainly Southern English a sandy stretch of land or dune near the sea

pl n

1. the North American Indian peoples of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories in Canada. The official body representing them is called the Dene Nation

n.2

“bare, sandy tract by the sea,” late 13c., of uncertain origin, perhaps connected to dune, but the sense difference is difficult.

n.1

“small valley,” from Old English denu “valley” (see den).