Athabaskan

n. member of an Indian tribe that speaks an Athabaskan language

n. family of Indian languages spoken by tribes in the western United States and southwestern Canada (includes Apache, Navajo, and Chipewyan)

Athabaskan or Athabascan (also Athapascan or Athapaskan) is the name of a large group of closely related Native American peoples, also known as the Athabasca Indians or Athapaskes, located in two main Southern and Northern groups in western North America, and of their language family. The Athabaskan family is the second largest family in North America in terms of number of languages and the number of speakers, following the Uto-Aztecan family which extends into Mexico. In terms of territory, only the Algic language family covers a larger area.
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Noun
1. 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
(synonym) Athapaskan, Athapascan, Athabascan
(hypernym) Indian, North American Indian, American Indian, Red Indian
(hyponym) Apache
2. a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir)
(synonym) Athapaskan, Athapascan, Athabascan, Athapaskan language
(hypernym) Amerind, Amerindian language, American-Indian language, American Indian, Indian
(hyponym) Apache
(classification) United States, United States of America, America, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.