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Dena'ina

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /dəˈnaː.inə/

1

name

Meaning 1

The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A member of the Dena'ina people, a Native American tribe of the region surrounding Cook Inlet on the southern coast of Alaska.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Dena'ina Denaʼina (literally “the people”).

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: dena'ina — language
  • Dena'ina: Dena’inaq’ — language
  • Russian: дена’ина (dena’ina) — language
  • Serbo-Croatian: tanaina — language
  • Spanish: tanaina — language