athapascan | ||
1. | [ noun ] a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Athapaskan language and living in the subarctic regions of western Canada and central Alaska | |
Synonyms: | Athabaskan Athabascan Athapaskan | |
Related terms: | Indian Apache Hupa Mattole Navaho Chipewyan | |
2. | [ noun ] (linguistics) a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir) | |
Synonyms: | Athabascan Athabaskan Athapaskan_language Athapaskan | |
Related terms: | Amerind Hupa Apache Mattole Chipewyan Navaho US | |
Similar spelling: |
Athapaskan Athabascan Athabaskan |