Athabascan

Alternative forms

• Athabaskan
• Athapascan, Athapaskan

Origin

From Cree Athap-askaw + -an.

Full definition of Athabascan

Adjective

1. Pertaining to a group of peoples mostly inhabiting Alaska, western Canada, the Pacific coast of California and Oregon, and the Navajo and Apache peoples in the American Southwest.
• 2015, The Guardian, 31 August:“I’d like to thank the president for working with us to achieve this significant change to show honour, respect and gratitude to the Athabascan people of Alaska,” said Senator Lisa Murkowski, a Republican who led the fight for the name change in Congress.

Proper noun

1. The family of languages spoken by these peoples.

Noun

1. Any member of these peoples.