Athabascan
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See also: athabascan
English
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Etymology
From Athabasca + -an, from Cree Athap-askaw.
Adjective
Athabascan (not comparable)
- Pertaining to a group of peoples mostly inhabiting Alaska, western Canada, the Pacific coast of California and Oregon, and the Navajo and Apache peoples in the American Southwest.
- 2015 August 31, The Guardian:
- “I’d like to thank the president for working with us to achieve this significant change to show honour, respect and gratitude to the Athabascan people of Alaska,” said Senator Lisa Murkowski, a Republican who led the fight for the name change in Congress.
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Proper noun
Athabascan
Translations
the family of languages spoken by the Athabascan peoples
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Noun
Athabascan (plural Athabascans)
- Any member of these peoples.
See also
Na-Dene languages on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
