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Apache¹
- /əˈpæ.t͡ʃi/
Rhymes with -ætʃi
Where it comes from
From American Spanish apache, most likely from Zuni ʔa·paču (“Navajos”), or possibly from the Yavapai word ʔpačə, meaning "people". The web server software was named to honor the Apache people, although much has been made of the fact that its design was "patchy" (constructed by assembling software patches). See Apache HTTP Server § Name.
The Parisian gangsters were named after the American tribe because of their aggressive reputation.
proper noun
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The group of languages used by any of several Athabascan-speaking peoples of the American southwest excluding Navajo, i.e. Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Plains Apache, or Western Apache.
Similar: Apachean, Southern Athabaskan
- A town in Oklahoma, United States. See Apache, Oklahoma.
- Apache HTTP Server, a widely used open source web server software suite. This list is necessary so Apache can set the right HTTP headers when a certain file is requested.
noun Apaches · Apache
- Any of several Athabascan-speaking peoples of the American southwest excluding Navajo, i.e., Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Plains Apache, or Western Apache. Away up at the sources of the Gila, where the pines and cedars stand and where creeks and valleys are found, is a part of the Apache land.
- A person belonging to an Apache people.
- A Parisian gangster of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. But the brain, and the agility, and the muscles that had coped with the mighty strength and cruel craftiness of Terkoz and Numa in the fastness of their savage jungle were not to be so easily subdued as these apaches of Paris had believed.
- AH-64 Apache, a U.S. military helicopter.
apache²
Rhymes with -æʃ
noun apaches
- Alternative letter-case form of Apache, a Parisian gangster.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: yavapai, comanche, mohave, kiowa, ssl, helicopter, hotte, mohaves, yumas, thug, outlaw, bandit, gangster, ruffian, hoodlum, mugger
Translations
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name Apache language
| Español | apache |
|---|---|
| Português | apache |
| Français | apache |
| Deutsch | Apachisch, Apatschisch |
| Ελληνικά | απάτσι apátsi |
| Русский | апа́чи apáči |
noun Apache people
| 中文 | 阿帕奇人 Āpàqírén, 阿帕奇族 Āpàqízú |
|---|---|
| Português | apaches |
| Français | Apaches |
| Deutsch | Apachen, Apatschen |
| Ελληνικά | Απάτσι Apátsi |
| Русский | апа́чи apáči |
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title = {apache},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
