Denali

American

[dih-nah-lee] / dɪˈnɑ li /

noun

a mountain in southern central Alaska: highest peak in North America, 20,310 feet (6,190 meters).

Denali British

/ dɪˈnɑːlɪ /

noun

another name for Mount McKinley 1

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To get to Denali Backcountry Lodge in Alaska, guests take a helicopter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

Among smaller stocks, I want to highlight Denali Therapeutics ahead of its potential first drug approval for Hunter syndrome by Jan. 5.

From Barron's • Sep. 26, 2025

His charge was simply 31 sled dogs, mostly Alaskan huskies, who work in Denali National Park.

From Slate • Jul. 4, 2025

The mountain had been formally titled Denali in 2015, under President Barack Obama's administration as a gesture to Native Americans in Alaska.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

Gallien, a union electrician, was on his way to Anchorage, 240 miles beyond Denali on the George Parks Highway; he told Alex he’d drop him off wherever he wanted.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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