English > Athapaskan language: 1 sense > noun 1, communication| Meaning | A group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir). |
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| Synonyms | Athapaskan, Athapascan, Athabaskan, Athabascan |
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| Region | United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean |
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| Narrower | Apache | The language of the Apache |
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| Chipewyan, Chippewyan, Chippewaian | The language spoken by the Chipewyan |
| Hupa | The Athapaskan language spoken by the Hupa |
| Mattole | The Athapaskan language spoken by the Mattole |
| Navaho, Navajo | The Athapaskan language spoken by the Navaho |
| Broader | Amerind, Amerindian language, American-Indian language, American Indian, Indian | A member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived |
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| Spanish | lengua atabascana |
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