Denali

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Denali

/dɪˈnɑːli/

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

The highest mountain peak in North America (the third most prominent peak after Mount Everest and Aconcagua), located in central Alaska. Mount McKinley was known to Russians as Bulshaia and to the natives of Cook Inlet as Traleyka. Both names signify 'high' or 'big mountain.' The natives of the interior know it as Denali.
Similar: Mount McKinley

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name highest mountain peak in North America

Español	Denali
한국어	디날리산 dinallisan
中文	德納里峰 Dénàlǐ Fēng
Français	Denali, Mont McKinley
Deutsch	Denali
Русский	Дена́ли Denáli, Больша́я Гора́ Bolʹšája Gorá, Мак-Ки́нли Mak-Kínli

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@misc{denali_2026,
  title = {Denali},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/denali},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}