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\ ə-ˈpa-chē 
, in sense 3 ə-ˈpash \
, in sense 3 ə-ˈpash \ plural Apache or Apaches\ ə-ˈpa-chēz ; -ˈpash , -ˈpa-shəz \
; -ˈpash , -ˈpa-shəz \Definition of Apache
1 : a member of a group of American Indian 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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Apachean \ ə-ˈpa-chē-ən \ adjective or noun
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Apache
noun English Language Learners Definition of Apache
: a member of a Native American people of the southwestern U.S.
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Apache
noun\ ə-ˈpa-chē \
\Kids Definition of Apache
1 : a a member of an American Indian people of the southwestern United States or their language
2 : any of the languages of the Apache people
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The first known use of Apache was in 1703
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