Dena'ina
Americannoun
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a member of an Indigenous Athabascan people of the Cook Inlet area of Alaska.
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the Athabascan language of the Dena'ina.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Dena'ina
First recorded in 2010–15; from Dena'ina (Inland Dialect); literally, “the people,” equivalent to dena “person” + ina the human plural marker, a self-designation; see also Diné ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Peltola was swarmed by supporters as she walked through the hallways of the Dena’ina Center in Anchorage.
From Washington Post • Oct. 24, 2022
He said the Dena’ina Athabascan people were virtually invisible until a civic and convention center was named after them.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 12, 2021
“So we decided on this object because it really represents a couple of things for Dena’ina people,” Shaginoff said.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 12, 2021
Eklutna is a Dena’ina village, the sole Alaska Native community within the municipality of Anchorage.
From Washington Times • Jul. 26, 2020
Pages 126 and 127 of Tanaina Plantlore describe a plant that is called wild potato by the Dena’ina Indians, who harvested its carrotlike root.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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