Dean
Encyclopedia
Title
- Dean (education)Dean (education)In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
- Dean (Christianity), persons in certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy
- The head of a Bar associationBar associationA bar association is a professional body of lawyers. Some bar associations are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession in their jurisdiction; others are professional organizations dedicated to serving their members; in many cases, they are both...
or equivalent body in some jurisdictions
The title is also given less formally to the longest-serving member of certain groups, as:
- Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, the most senior ambassador in a country's diplomatic corps
- Dean of the House (disambiguation), the most senior member of a country's legislature
Places
in Australia- Dean, VictoriaDean, VictoriaDean is a small township in Victoria, Australia. It is located west of the state capital, Melbourne and nearby to Ballarat-Daylesford Road in the Shire of Hepburn. The Dean Post Office opened 2 September 1861 but closed 1980....
, Australia
in Canada
- Dean, Nova ScotiaDean, Nova ScotiaDean is a farming, and forestry community in the North Branch Musquodoboit in the Musquodoboit Valley within the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia on Route 336 . Other Communities in this branch include Elmsvale, Greenwood, Upper Musquodoboit, and Moose River.-Communications:*Telephone...
, Canada
in China
- De'an CountyDe'an CountyDe'an County is a county under Jiujiang City in Jiangxi Province, China. The total area is 939.40 square kilometre, and the population is 161,000 as of 2003.-External links:*...
, in Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
in the United Kingdom
- Lower DeanLower DeanLower Dean is a village located in the Bedford Borough of Bedfordshire, England.The village forms part of the Dean and Shelton civil parish, and is close to the county border with Northamptonshire and the district of Huntingdonshire in Cambridgeshire....
, Bedfordshire, England - Upper DeanUpper DeanUpper Dean is a village located in the Bedford Borough of Bedfordshire, England.The village forms part of the Dean and Shelton civil parish, and is close to the settlements of Melchbourne and Swineshead. Upper Dean is the location of Eileen Wade Lower School....
, Bedfordshire, England - Dean, Cheshire, England
- Dean, CumbriaDean, CumbriaDean is a village and civil parish in the Allerdale District, in the county of Cumbria. Dean has a Church of England School, a church called St Oswald's Church, Dean and a pub. Nearby settlements include the town of Workington, the village of Ullock and the hamlet of Deanscales...
, England - Dean, Devon, England
- Dean, Dorset, England
- Dean, Hampshire, England
- Dean, Lancashire, England
- Dean, OxfordshireDean, OxfordshireDean 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 located between the valleys of the Coldron Brook, and one of its tributaries....
, England - Dean, Somerset, England
- Dean VillageDean VillageDean Village is a former village immediately northwest of Edinburgh, Scotland city centre. It was known as the "Water of Leith Village" and was a successful grain milling hamlet for more than 800 years. At one time there were no fewer than eleven working mills there, driven by the strong currents...
, Scotland - Forest of DeanForest of DeanThe Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England. The forest is a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to the west and north, the River Severn to the south, and the City of Gloucester to the east.The...
, England
in the United States
- Dean, CaliforniaDean, CaliforniaDean is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad northwest of Gonzales, at an elevation of 125 feet ....
- Dean, PennsylvaniaDean, PennsylvaniaDean is a borough within Dean Township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- Dean, TexasDean, TexasDean is a city in Clay County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 341 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Dean is located at ....
Companies
- Dean FoodsDean FoodsDean Foods is an American food and beverage company with two operating divisions: Fresh Dairy Direct and WhiteWave-Morningstar. The company maintains plants and distributors in the United States and the United Kingdom. Dean Foods products are sold throughout the USA.-History:In 1925, Samuel E...
, a dairy processor in Dallas, Texas - Dean GuitarsDean GuitarsDean Guitars is an American manufacturer of guitars. It was founded in 1976 by Dean Zelinsky in Chicago, Illinois and is currently under the ownership of Armadillo Enterprises in Tampa, Florida.- History :...
, manufacturer of guitars and other stringed instruments
Other
- Hurricane DeanHurricane DeanThe name Dean was used for five tropical cyclones in the Northern Atlantic Ocean:*1983's Tropical Storm Dean, which struck the coast of Virginia, causing minor erosion and flooding...
- USS Dean II (SP-98)USS Dean II (SP-98)USS Dean II was an armed motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1918.Dean II was built as a civilian motorboat in 1915 at Greenport, New York. The U.S...
, a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1918