Definition of "Dean"

A title afforded to a dean.  examples

(countable) A habitational surname from Middle English from Middle English dene “valley”.  examples

(countable) A male given name transferred from the surname or originating as an occupation derived from the title.  examples

A placename:

1. Any of various villages and hamlets in England:

   1. A village and civil parish in Allerdale borough, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY0725).  examples

   2. A hamlet in Kentisbury parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS6245).  examples

   3. A hamlet in West Down parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5042).  examples

   4. A hamlet in Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge parish, east Dorset (OS grid ref ST9715).  examples

   5. A hamlet in Bishop's Waltham parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5619).  examples

   6. A hamlet in Sparsholt parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4431).  examples

   7. A hamlet in Spelsbury parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP3422).  examples

   8. A hamlet in Cranmore parish, Mendip district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST6744).  examples

2. A small township in the Shire of Hepburn, central Victoria, Australia.  examples

3. A small community in the Musquodoboit Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada.  examples

4. A number of places in the United States:

   1. An unincorporated community in Monterey County, California.  examples

   2. An unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa.  examples

   3. A ghost town in Lander County, Nevada.  examples

   4. A township and village therein, in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.  examples

   5. A minor city in Clay County, Texas.  examples