Apache

noun

ə-ˈpa-chē 

in sense 3

ə-ˈpash 

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

Apachean

ə-ˈpa-chē-ən 

adjective or noun

Examples of Apache in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

The June 2025 update brought unstructured data support, real-time Cassandra integration via DataStax and Spark acceleration through Apache Gluon. —Robert Kramer, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

At Superstition Shadows Park in Apache Junction, Arizona, kids play T-ball and baseball in the evenings, when the darkness offers a brief respite from the summer heat. —Adithi Ramakrishnan, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, perhaps from Zuni ʔa·paču Navajo, Apachean

First Known Use

1703, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Apache

• catchy
• patchy
• scratchy
• malachi

Kids Definition

Apache

noun

ə-ˈpach-ē 

plural Apache or Apaches

: a member of a group of Indigenous peoples of the southwestern U.S.

also : any of the languages of the Apache people