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Denali

American

[dih-nah-lee] / dɪˈnɑ li /

noun

a mountain in southern central Alaska: highest peak in North America, 20,310 feet (6,190 meters).

Denali British

/ dɪˈnɑːlɪ /

noun

another name for Mount McKinley 1

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To get to Denali Backcountry Lodge in Alaska, guests take a helicopter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

Denali plans to bring one to two candidates to clinical development each year.

From Barron's • Sep. 26, 2025

The dog kennels, he said, are the main attraction of Denali.

From Slate • Jul. 4, 2025

Google also said its US app users would see North America's highest mountain, Mount Denali, revert to its previous name of Mount McKinley, following a separate renaming push from Trump.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

Gallien, a union electrician, was on his way to Anchorage, 240 miles beyond Denali on the George Parks Highway; he told Alex he’d drop him off wherever he wanted.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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