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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Ath•a•bas•kan (ath′ə bas′kən),USA pronunciation n. - Language Varietiesa family of languages spoken by American Indians in most of inland northwest Canada and Alaska, in coastal Oregon and California, and in Arizona and the Rio Grande basin, and including esp. Navajo, Apache, and Chipewyan. Cf. family (def. 14).
- Language Varietiesa member of any of various American Indian peoples speaking Athabaskan.
adj. - Language Varietiesbelonging to or characteristic of the Athabaskans.
Also, Ath′a•bas′can, Athapaskan, Athapascan. - Proto-Algonquian *aʔlap(y)- net, reticulated + *-aŝk- plant + derivational elements) + -an
- Woods Cree ahδapaska·w Lake Athabaska, literally, there are reeds here and there
- earlier Athapasca(s), introduced as a term for the Canadian Athabaskans (1770–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Athapascan, Athapaskan /ˌæθəˈpæskən/Athabascan, Athabaskan /ˌæθəˈbæskən/ n - a group of North American Indian languages belonging to the Na-Dene phylum, including Apache and Navaho
Etymology: from Cree athapaskaaw scattered grass or reeds |