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Délı̨nę
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Deline deline
English
Alternative forms
en Deline Déline
Etymology
en scs Délı̨nę.
Pronunciation
en eɪ 3
Proper noun
en charter community r/Sahtu Region terr/Northwest Territories c/Canada, on the western shore of Great Bear Lake.
en Sarah Sibley Délı̨nę, N.W.T., celebrates opening of new daycare and preschool w:The Toronto Star 2021-12-10 https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/d-l-n-n-w-t-celebrates-opening-of-new-daycare-and-preschool/article_718dbddc-a9ea-513c-b76b-7d560f03055d.html Jodie Doctor, a mother of two children in Délı̨nę, had tears in her eyes as she walked through the community’s new daycare and preschool building.
en Natalie Pressman Délı̨nę, N.W.T. — the birthplace of hockey — celebrates upgrades to its rink w:CBC News 2022-12-20 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/improvements-to-d%C3%A9l%C4%B1-n%C4%99-ice-rink-1.6691767 Délı̨nę's claims on the birthplace of hockey stem from records in explorer Sir John Franklin's diaries. In an 1825 expedition where Franklin spent the winter in what is now Délı̨nę, he wrote "till the snow fell, the game of hockey played on the ice was the morning's sport," according to an exhibit at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre in Yellowknife. https://web.archive.org/web/20241030184213/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/improvements-to-d%C3%A9l%C4%B1-n%C4%99-ice-rink-1.6691767 30 October 2024
en Strengthening joy and resilience through building community and sharing culture w:The Globe and Mail 2024-06-21 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/adv/article-strengthening-joy-and-resilience-through-building-community-and/ When he sees millions of stars painting the night sky, only one word comes to mind: free. Whether it’s summer or winter, when the average temperature in Délı̨nę can fall to -50 C, he finds the most powerful healing in nature. https://web.archive.org/web/20250724130431/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/adv/article-strengthening-joy-and-resilience-through-building-community-and/ 24 July 2025
Synonyms
en historical 1 en Fort Franklin
Related terms
en Délı̨nę Got'ı̨nę Government