plural Apache or Apaches
ə-ˈpa-chēz 
-ˈpash,
-ˈpa-shəz
1
: a member of a group of Indigenous peoples of the southwestern U.S.
2
: any of the Athabascan languages of the Apache people
3
not capitalized
[French, from Apache Apache Indian]
a
: a member of a gang of criminals especially in Paris
b
: ruffian
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—Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
For this volunteer planting, the seedlings were sourced through partnerships with private nurseries in Colorado, the White Mountain Apache Tribe or grown by Ecoculture in Flagstaff.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The tournament will also feature talent from other promotions, as Ava also named NXT's Lainey Reid and AAA's Faby Apache as participants.
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Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Other shrubs to consider include rabbitbrush, Apache plume, shrubby cinquefoil, three-lobed sumac and Fremont mahonia.
—Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
For this volunteer planting, the seedlings were sourced through partnerships with private nurseries in Colorado, the White Mountain Apache Tribe or grown by Ecoculture in Flagstaff.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The tournament will also feature talent from other promotions, as Ava also named NXT's Lainey Reid and AAA's Faby Apache as participants.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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Apache
noun
plural Apache or Apaches
: a member of a group of Indigenous peoples of the southwestern U.S.
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: any of the languages of the Apache people
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