Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural (Ethnol.) A group of nomadic North American Indians including several tribes native of Arizona, New Mexico, etc.
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- noun Plural form of
Apache .
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Examples
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Set in 1800s Arizona, a skirmish between cowboys and Apaches is interrupted by the crash landing of a space ship.
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The deployment of the Apaches is a significant boost to Libyan rebel forces on the ground.
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The deployment of the Apaches is a significant boost to Libyan rebel forces on the ground.
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When the Apaches are after them, why do they stand in front of a fire where they are easy targets?
3:10 TO YUMA Bill Crider 2007
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It was a product of his time with the Apaches and a betrayal by his step-brother and, of course, his time with the Apaches was a result of being sold by his real father.
Jonah Hex Ultimate Spaghetti Makeover! David Campbell 2007
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In fact, he called the Apaches and the Comanches “red savages” because he believed their presence threatened the existence of the Pueblos, whom he saw as a “peaceful and industrious people” (Howells, 103).
The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture: 1776-1876 2005
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The Apaches were the subject of considerable controversy in Kosovo.
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He makes up stories and claims he heard them from Apaches, but he never kills these Apaches, which is what he should be doing.
Comanche Moon Larry McMurtry 1997
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He makes up stories and claims he heard them from Apaches, but he never kills these Apaches, which is what he should be doing.
Comanche Moon Larry McMurtry 1997
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He makes up stories and claims he heard them from Apaches, but he never kills these Apaches, which is what he should be doing.
Comanche Moon Larry McMurtry 1997
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