Definition of "dien" [dien]

• An abbreviation of diencephalon. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The crest of the King of Bohemia was three feathers and his motto was Ich dien, which is German and means "I serve.""
• "For years, I have told those of the yoga ilk: I can't practice yoga or tai chi or therapeutic jujitsu or dien bien phu because I'm too working class, I'm from Philly, it's just not my style."
• "December 8th, 2008 at 1: 20 pm dien bien phu II anyone??"