Plural of dene; narrow wooded valleys or valleys in open chalk downlands, particularly in southern England.
From Old English 'denu' or 'dene', related to 'dean', originally meaning valley or hollow. The term remains primarily in British English, especially in place names.
You can spot 'dene' hidden in English place names across the country—Addlestone, Kidderminster, Tamworth—it's like a linguistic fossil showing where ancient valleys carved the landscape.
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