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Apache (iou)



Apache noun & adjective. /in senses A.1, B.1 ?'pat?i; in senses A.2, B.2 ?'pa?, apa? (pl. of noun same)]Senses A.2, B.2 also apache. M18.

A. noun. Pl. same, -s.
A member of an Athapaskan people of New Mexico and Arizona; the language of this people. M18.
A violent street ruffian, orig. in Paris. E20.
b. attrib. or as adjective.
Of or pertaining to the Apache or their language. M19.
Designating a vigorous dance for two associated with street ruffians or apaches. E20.
? See also KIOWA Apache.
Apachean adjective & noun (a) adjective of or pertaining to the Apache Indians or their language; (b) noun an Apache Indian; the Apache language: M20.