| 释义 | 
		ath·a·pas·kan noun or ath·a·pas·can \|athə|paskən\; or ath·a·bas·can or ath·a·bas·kan \-|ba-\ (-s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Athapaska, Athapasca, Athabasca, Athabaska an Athapaskan people (from Cree Athap-askaw, literally, grass or reeds here and there) + English -an 1.  : a language stock of the Na-dene phylum in No. America consisting of the three groups Apachean, Pacific Athapaskan, and Déné or Northern Athapaskan 2.   a.  : a people speaking an Athapaskan language  b.  : a member of any such people |