apache
/əˈpæ.t͡ʃi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.54 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The group of languages used by any of several Athabascan-speaking peoples of the American southwest excluding Navajo, i.e. Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Plains Apache, or Western Apache.
name
A town in Oklahoma, United States. See Apache, Oklahoma.
noun
Any of several Athabascan-speaking peoples of the American southwest excluding Navajo, i.e., Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Plains Apache, or Western Apache.
noun
AH-64 Apache, a U.S. military helicopter.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Apache, a Parisian gangster.
Example Sentences
- "This list is necessary so Apache can set the right HTTP headers when a certain file is requested."
- "This section discusses the process of configuring Apache to participate in WebLogic clusters. Apache is a Web server, the most popular one, actually."
- "IBM made an early commitment to support and use Apache as the basis for its web offerings and has dedicated substantial resources to the project because it makes more sense to use an established, proven web server."
- "Away up at the sources of the Gila, where the pines and cedars stand and where creeks and valleys are found, is a part of the Apache land."
- "But the brain, and the agility, and the muscles that had coped with the mighty strength and cruel craftiness of Terkoz and Numa in the fastness of their savage jungle were not to be so easily subdued as these apaches of Paris had believed."
- "“He had the big paper knife in his hand, and ‘Mind, Dorcas,’ he says, ‘you’ll have to be very respectful. This is my specially sharpened scimitar, and it’s off with your head if I’m at all displeased with you!’ Miss Cynthia, she was what they call an Apache, or some such name—a Frenchified sort of cut-throat, I take it to be. A real sight she looked. You’d never have believed a pretty young lady like that could have made herself into such a ruffian.”"
Etymology
From American Spanish apache, most likely from Zuni ʔa·paču (“Navajos”), or possibly from the Yavapai word ʔpačə, meaning "people". The web server software was named to honor the Apache people, although much has been made of the fact that its design was "patchy" (constructed by assembling software patches). See Apache HTTP Server § Name. The Parisian gangsters were named after the American tribe because of their aggressive reputation.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: apache, ʔa·paču