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
Examples of Apache in a Sentence
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McCord previously worked as a middle school teacher at a charter school in Apache Junction.
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Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
Thunder itself is open-source under an Apache 2.0 license.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The victim was hanging out at his friend’s house on Mescalero Apache land in May 2022 when Dennett Jerome Chee, a member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, and another man came over, according to a March 26 news release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
The company touted its ticketing platform’s reliability in handling heavy demand for concerts by Taylor Swift, Rammstein, Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay, Apache 207 and Paul McCartney.
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2024
Sally Marks, a spokeswoman for the Apache Junction Unified School District, where Waggoner works, tells PEOPLE he was hired on July 18 and started at the elementary school on Aug. 7.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
The White Mountain Apache Tribe obtained $373,000 for its Dzil Ligal watershed protection project, which aims to reduce catastrophic wildfire impacts on the Mount Baldy Wilderness watershed, a primary source of drinking water for the tribe and stakeholders along the Salt River.
—The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
This could explain the origin of the Apache legend that these mountains are the home of the thunder gods.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2024
Nearly 20 Valley municipalities officially registered against the bill at the state include: Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, Mesa, Goodyear, Chandler, Gilbert, Paradise Valley, Buckeye, Tolleson, Litchfield Park, Glendale, Surprise, El Mirage, Avondale and Apache Junction.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024
Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
Thunder itself is open-source under an Apache 2.0 license.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The victim was hanging out at his friend’s house on Mescalero Apache land in May 2022 when Dennett Jerome Chee, a member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, and another man came over, according to a March 26 news release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
The company touted its ticketing platform’s reliability in handling heavy demand for concerts by Taylor Swift, Rammstein, Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay, Apache 207 and Paul McCartney.
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2024
Sally Marks, a spokeswoman for the Apache Junction Unified School District, where Waggoner works, tells PEOPLE he was hired on July 18 and started at the elementary school on Aug. 7.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
The White Mountain Apache Tribe obtained $373,000 for its Dzil Ligal watershed protection project, which aims to reduce catastrophic wildfire impacts on the Mount Baldy Wilderness watershed, a primary source of drinking water for the tribe and stakeholders along the Salt River.
—The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
This could explain the origin of the Apache legend that these mountains are the home of the thunder gods.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2024
Nearly 20 Valley municipalities officially registered against the bill at the state include: Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, Mesa, Goodyear, Chandler, Gilbert, Paradise Valley, Buckeye, Tolleson, Litchfield Park, Glendale, Surprise, El Mirage, Avondale and Apache Junction.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024
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Apache
noun
plural Apache or Apaches
: a member of a group of American Indian peoples of the American Southwest
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