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
apache
[French, from Apache "Apache"]
a
: a member of a gang of criminals especially in Paris
b
: ruffian
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According to O'Malley, most of the rainfall concentrated in northeast Maricopa County, including areas in Fountain Hills and Apache Junction, areas that typically see more precipitation than the rest of the valley.
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Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 26 Dec. 2025
In the first Manitou film, Herbig played Abahachi, chief of the Apache, who is inseparable from his blood brother Ranger (Christian Tramitz) since the latter saved Abahachi from a speeding train at an unguarded railroad crossing.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
The attack was conducted using F-15 Eagle jets, A-10 Thunderbolt ground attack aircraft and AH-64 Apache helicopters, the U.S. officials said.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Dec. 2025
Once established, Apache plume can make do with little, if any, summer water and can tolerate both light shade and imperfect soil drainage.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 13 Dec. 2025
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Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 26 Dec. 2025
In the first Manitou film, Herbig played Abahachi, chief of the Apache, who is inseparable from his blood brother Ranger (Christian Tramitz) since the latter saved Abahachi from a speeding train at an unguarded railroad crossing.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
The attack was conducted using F-15 Eagle jets, A-10 Thunderbolt ground attack aircraft and AH-64 Apache helicopters, the U.S. officials said.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Dec. 2025
Once established, Apache plume can make do with little, if any, summer water and can tolerate both light shade and imperfect soil drainage.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 13 Dec. 2025
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“Apache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Apache. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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Apache
noun
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
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