Dean may refer to:
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Dean (given name) Dean is an English masculine given name and middle name with several origins:
* Derived from the Greek word "δεκανός" ("dekanos"), which means "monk or dignitary in charge of ten others"; see also Dean (Christianity)
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Dean (surname)
Dean is a surname originally derived from the Old English word "denu" (Middle English, "dene") meaning "valley." Retrieved 29 June 2018 Another common variant of this surname is Deane. The family originate from counties Wiltshire and Glouceste ...
, a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin
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Dean (South Korean singer)
Kwon Hyuk (; born November 10, 1992), better known by his stage name Dean (딘), is a South Korean alternative R&B singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer. On March 25, 2016, he released his debut EP, '' 130 Mood: TRBL'', as well as multi ...
, a stage name for singer Kwon Hyuk
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Dean Delannoit, a Belgian singer most known by the mononym Dean
Titles
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Dean (Christianity), persons in certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy
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Dean (education), persons in certain positions of authority in some educational establishments
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Dean of the Diplomatic Corps
The diplomatic corps (french: corps diplomatique) is the collective body of foreign diplomats accredited to a particular country or body.
The diplomatic corps may, in certain contexts, refer to the collection of accredited heads of mission (amb ...
, most senior ambassador in a country's diplomatic corps
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Dean of the House The dean of the House is, in some legislatures, the member with the longest unbroken record of service.
U.C. Mandal, ''Dictionary Of Public Administration'' (2007), p. 123. Specific examples include:
* Dean of the United States House of Representa ...
, the most senior member of a country's legislature
Places
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Dean, Victoria, Australia
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Dean, Nova Scotia, Canada
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De'an County
De'an () is a county under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Jiujiang in the north of Jiangxi, Jiangxi Province, China. Its total area is , and the population is as of 2010. This county is known for the residence of the parents of ...
, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
United Kingdom
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Lower Dean
Lower Dean is a village located in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England.
The village forms part of the Dean and Shelton civil parish (where the 2011 Census population was included), and is close to the county border with Northamp ...
, Bedfordshire, England
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Upper Dean, Bedfordshire, England
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Dean, Cumbria
Dean is a village and civil parish in the Allerdale district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Dean has a Church of England school, a church called St Oswald's. Nearby settlements include the towns of Workington and Cockermouth.
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Dean, Oxfordshire
Dean is a hamlet in Spelsbury civil parish, about north of Charlbury and southeast of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. Its toponym derives from the fact that it is between the valleys of the Coldron Brook and one of its tributaries.
History
The ...
, England
* Dean, a hamlet in
Cranmore, Somerset
Cranmore is a village and civil parish east of Shepton Mallet, in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlets of Waterlip, East Cranmore and Dean.
History
The name comes from ''Crane Mere'', the Lake of the Cranes. ...
, England
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Dean Village
Dean Village (from ''dene'', meaning 'deep valley') is a former village immediately northwest of the city centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is bounded by Belford Road to the south and west, Belgrave Crescent Gardens to the north and below the ...
, Midlothian, Scotland
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Forest of Dean
The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England. It forms a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to the west and northwest, Herefordshire to ...
, Gloucestershire, England
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Dene (valley)
A dene, derived from the Old English ''denu'' and frequently spelled dean in place names, used to be a common name for a valley, in which sense it is frequently found as a component of English place-names, such as Rottingdean and Ovingdean.
The wo ...
common toponym in England often rendered 'dean' in place names
United States
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Dean, California, an unincorporated community
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Dean, Iowa
Dean is an unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States.
History
Dean was plat
In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States Gen ...
, an unincorporated community
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Dean, Nevada Dean is a ghost town in Lander County, in the U.S. state of Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the ...
, ghost town
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Dean, Pennsylvania
Dean is a village and an unincorporated community within Dean Township in Cambria County
Cambria County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 133,472. Its county seat is Ebensburg. T ...
, a borough
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Dean, Texas
Dean is a city in Clay County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 493 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Dean is located in northwestern Clay County at (33.928071, –98.37 ...
, a city
Other
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''Dean'' (film), a 2016 American film starring Demetri Martin
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Dean College
Dean College is a private college in Franklin, Massachusetts. It offers bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, and continuing and professional education and certificates.
History
Dean College was founded by Dr. Oliver Dean as a co-educational ...
, a private college in Franklin, Massachusetts
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Dean Foods
Dean Foods was an American food and beverage company and the largest dairy company in the United States. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company maintained plants and distributors in the United States. Dean Foods had 66 manufacturing faciliti ...
, a dairy processor in Dallas, Texas
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Dean Guitars
Dean Guitars, commonly referred to simply as Dean, is an American importer and maker of stringed instruments and musical products with its headquarters in Tampa, Florida.
Its products include solid-body electric guitars, bass guitars, and acoust ...
, American manufacturer of guitars and other stringed instruments
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Dean number The Dean number (''De'') is a dimensionless group in fluid mechanics, which occurs in the study of flow in curved pipes and channels. It is named after the British scientist W. R. Dean, who was the first to provide a theoretical solution of the fl ...
, a dimensionless group in fluid mechanics, which occurs in the study of flow in curved pipes and channels
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Hurricane Dean
Hurricane Dean was the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the most intense North Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Wilma of 2005, tying for eighth overall. Additionally, it made the fourth most intense Atl ...
, 2007 Atlantic hurricane
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USS ''Dean II'' (SP-98), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1918
See also
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Deane (disambiguation)
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Justice Dean (disambiguation)
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