plural Apache or Apaches
ə-ˈpa-chēz 
-ˈpash,
-ˈpa-shəz
1
: a member of a group of Indigenous peoples of the southwestern U.S.
2
: any of the Athabascan languages of the Apache people
3
not capitalized
[French, from Apache Apache Indian]
a
: a member of a gang of criminals especially in Paris
b
: ruffian
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And while Arizona has six more towns on the list (Prescott, Lake Havasu City, Scottsdale, Prescott Valley, Apache Junction, and Bullhead City), California is the undisputed winner with a dozen retirement communities, including Rancho Palos Verde (No. 4) and Lincoln (No. 8).
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Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024
Implementing a virtual patch to restrict Apache Log4j's ability to run arbitrary commands has an impact beyond a specific CVE and provides a generic exploit prevention capability for current and future vulnerabilities.
—Austin Gadient, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Police were called to Cayetano's apartment at the Hickory Lake complex on Apache Trail at about 5 a.m. on Oct. 27.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 5 Nov. 2024
White Mountain Apache police said the inmate could be with other people who are possibly harboring or assisting him.
—Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024
Implementing a virtual patch to restrict Apache Log4j's ability to run arbitrary commands has an impact beyond a specific CVE and provides a generic exploit prevention capability for current and future vulnerabilities.
—Austin Gadient, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Police were called to Cayetano's apartment at the Hickory Lake complex on Apache Trail at about 5 a.m. on Oct. 27.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 5 Nov. 2024
White Mountain Apache police said the inmate could be with other people who are possibly harboring or assisting him.
—Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Apache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Apache. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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Apache
noun
plural Apache or Apaches
: a member of a group of Indigenous peoples of the southwestern U.S.
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: any of the languages of the Apache people
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