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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McClatchy News reached out to her lawyer and to the Jicarilla Apache Nation Police Department for a statement April 30 and was awaiting a response.
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Harry, who was honored at the 2024 event for his work as an Apache helicopter pilot in Afghanistan during his 10 years in the military, joined Morgan Freeman and others in celebrating the aerial firefighters involved with the wildfires that devastated Los Angeles in January.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Highlights in the Land of Enchantment include curving through Apache Canyon, sidling along the red sandstone cliffs near Gallup, and marveling at the barren lava fields of El Malpais National Monument and National Conservation Area.
—Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 24 Apr. 2025
Luke Goodrich, a Becket attorney representing Apache Stronghold, which is suing to block the land transfer on religious grounds, told the justices that the notice confirms an urgent need to get involved.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Harry, who was honored at the 2024 event for his work as an Apache helicopter pilot in Afghanistan during his 10 years in the military, joined Morgan Freeman and others in celebrating the aerial firefighters involved with the wildfires that devastated Los Angeles in January.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Highlights in the Land of Enchantment include curving through Apache Canyon, sidling along the red sandstone cliffs near Gallup, and marveling at the barren lava fields of El Malpais National Monument and National Conservation Area.
—Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 24 Apr. 2025
Luke Goodrich, a Becket attorney representing Apache Stronghold, which is suing to block the land transfer on religious grounds, told the justices that the notice confirms an urgent need to get involved.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
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Apache
noun
plural Apache or Apaches
: a member of a group of Indigenous peoples of the southwestern U.S.
also
: any of the languages of the Apache people
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