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Definition of Athabaskan
1. Noun. A member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Athapaskan language and living in the subarctic regions of western Canada and central Alaska.
Exact synonyms: Athabascan, Athapascan, Athapaskan
Generic synonyms: American Indian, Indian, Red Indian
Specialized synonyms: Apache, Chipewyan, Hupa, Mattole, Navaho, Navajo
Generic synonyms: American Indian, Indian, Red Indian
Specialized synonyms: Apache, Chipewyan, Hupa, Mattole, Navaho, Navajo
2. Noun. A group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir).
Exact synonyms: Athabascan, Athapascan, Athapaskan, Athapaskan Language
Generic synonyms: American Indian, American-indian Language, Amerind, Amerindian Language, Indian
Specialized synonyms: Apache, Navaho, Navajo, Hupa, Mattole, Chipewyan, Chippewaian, Chippewyan
Geographical relationships: America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa
Generic synonyms: American Indian, American-indian Language, Amerind, Amerindian Language, Indian
Specialized synonyms: Apache, Navaho, Navajo, Hupa, Mattole, Chipewyan, Chippewaian, Chippewyan
Geographical relationships: America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa