noun
Apache
uh-PA-chee
noun
1
A member of any of several related Native American peoples of the southwestern United States.
"The museum exhibit told the history of the Apache and their resistance to forced relocation."
2
Any of the Apache languages spoken by these peoples.
"She is learning Western Apache from her grandmother."
3
(capitalized as a brand) Widely used open-source web server software.
"The site runs on an Apache web server."
How to Use Apache
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMost commonly refers to the Apache Native American peoples and their languages; also the name of a popular web server program.
Word Forms
Apaches plural, Apache plural
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Etymology
From American Spanish apache, likely borrowed from a Zuni word for "enemy" or a Yavapai word meaning "people."