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dene1

Pronunciation: /diːn/
(also dean)
Definition of dene

noun

[usually in place names] British
  • a vale, especially the deep, narrow, wooded valley of a small river:Rottingdean Deepdene

Origin:

Old English denu, of Germanic origin; related to den

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