APACHE

Apache

(noun) the language of the Apache

apache

(noun) a Parisian gangster

Apache

(noun) any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Apache

The group of languages used by any of several Athabascan-speaking peoples of the American southwest excluding Navajo, i.e. Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Plains Apache, or Western Apache.

Synonyms: Apachean, Southern Athabaskan

The town of Apache, Oklahoma.

(computing, informal) Apache HTTP Server, a widely used open source web server software suite. [released in 1995]

Noun

Apache (plural Apaches)

Any of several Athabascan-speaking peoples of the American southwest excluding Navajo, i.e. Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Plains Apache, or Western Apache.

A person belonging to an Apache people.

(historical) A Parisian gangster of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

(military) AH-64 Apache, a U.S. military helicopter.

Noun

apache (plural apaches)

Alternative letter-case form of Apache, a Parisian gangster.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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