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Denali

Pronunciation: /dɪˈnɑːli/

The English word “Denali” has 1 meaning listed here.

proper noun

  1. The highest mountain peak in North America (the third most prominent peak after Mount Everest and Aconcagua), located in central Alaska.

Etymology

Borrowed from Koyukon Deenaalee (“the tall one; the high one; the great one”) (/dinæli/, variously rendered Dinale or Denali), from -naał- (“be long, tall”).

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