Dena'ina

/dəˈnaː.inə/

noun

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

Similar
Kinayskiy
Origintfn Denaʼina →
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Meanings

nounDena'ina (plural Dena'inas or Dena'ina)

plural Dena'inas · alternative Tanaina

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

    Synonyms: Kinayskiy

proper noun

alternative Tanaina

  1. The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
Kinayskiy

Origin

  1. tfnDenaʼina
  2. EnglishDena'ina

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

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Translations

Catalan dena'ina
  • dena'inalanguage
Russian дена’ина
  • дена’ина (dena’ina)language
Spanish tanaina
  • tanainalanguage
Cite this entry
APA

Dena'ina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dena'ina

MLA

“Dena'ina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dena'ina. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dena'ina,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dena'ina.

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