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dene

noun
SayDEEN/diːn/

Pluraldenes

2 meanings of dene

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  1. 1
    noundialectalNorthumbriacountable
    A valley, often a deep one with a small stream running through it.

    We walked down into the dene to look at the stream.

    Our village sits at the top of a steep dene.

    Similarvalley, dell, glen, dale, ravine

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    A hill of sand next to the sea.

    We sat on the dene and watched the waves come in.

    Tall grass grows on the denes behind the beach.

    Similardune

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Origins

Meaning 1

It comes from the Old English word dene.

Meaning 2

Perhaps related to Middle Low German düne (“dune”).