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Athabascan

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athabaskan

Main Entry:: Ath·a·bas·can
Pronunciation:: \ˌa-thə-ˈbas-kən\
Variant(s):: or Ath·a·bas·kan \-ˈbas-\ also Ath·a·pas·kan \-ˈpas-\ or Ath·a·pas·can \-ˈpas-\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Athabasca, a Cree band, from Cree dialect aδapaska·w, name for the area east of Lake Athabasca, literally, (where) there are reeds one after another
Date:: 1846

1 : a family of American Indian languages spoken primarily in western Canada, Alaska, and the United States Southwest 2 : a member of a people speaking an Athabascan language

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