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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About 8 miles to the east on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, 18 miles southwest of Whiteriver, the Indian Creek Fire burned 3,000 acres and was 0% contained, according to an active wildfire tracker by the Arizona Department of Emergency Management.
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Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Her father, 32-year-old Richard Baptiste, and his 29-year-old girlfriend Anicia Woods were arrested in connection with her death, according to the Apache County Sheriff's Office.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Because these models are fully open and governed by the Apache 2.0 license, developers will be able to tune them for specific use cases.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
The Jonathan Joss origin story Wahl-Trejo cobbled together, over time, goes like this: Joss grew up in San Antonio, born to parents of Comanche and White Mountain Apache descent, and worked in their restaurant starting in middle school.
—Ethan Bauer, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2025
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Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Her father, 32-year-old Richard Baptiste, and his 29-year-old girlfriend Anicia Woods were arrested in connection with her death, according to the Apache County Sheriff's Office.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Because these models are fully open and governed by the Apache 2.0 license, developers will be able to tune them for specific use cases.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
The Jonathan Joss origin story Wahl-Trejo cobbled together, over time, goes like this: Joss grew up in San Antonio, born to parents of Comanche and White Mountain Apache descent, and worked in their restaurant starting in middle school.
—Ethan Bauer, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2025
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“Apache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Apache. Accessed 19 Aug. 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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