English Explanatory Dictionary

Denali

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/dɪˈnɑːli/

Word forms

Denali

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”).

Synonyms

Mount McKinley

Derived words

Denali Borough
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