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athapascan

Ath·a·bas·kan
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ath-uh-bas-kuh n]
    • /ˌæθ əˈbæs kən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ath-uh-bas-kuh n]
    • /ˌæθ əˈbæs kən/

Definitions of athapascan word

  • noun athapascan a group of North American Indian languages belonging to the Na-Dene phylum, including Apache and Navaho 3
  • noun athapascan a speaker of one of these languages 3
  • abbreviation ATHAPASCAN Athabaskan 3
  • noun athapascan a 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 especially Navajo, Apache, and Chipewyan. Compare family (def 14). 1
  • noun athapascan a member of any of various American Indian peoples speaking Athabaskan. 1
  • adjective athapascan belonging to or characteristic of the Athabaskans. 1

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Origin of athapascan

First appearance:

before 1770
One of the 46% newest English words
1770-80; earlier Athapasca(s), introduced as a term for the Canadian Athabaskans (< Woods Cree ahδapaska·w Lake Athabaska, literally, there are reeds here and there < Proto-Algonquian *aʔlap(y)- net, reticulated + *-ašk- plant + derivational elements) + -an

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Parts of speech for Athapascan

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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athapascan popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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