Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

athabascan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables: athabas-can
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to a group of peoples mostly inhabiting Alaska, western Canada, the Pacific coast of California and Oregon, and the Navajo and Apache peoples in the American Southwest.

name

The family of languages spoken by these peoples.

noun

Any member of these peoples.

Example Sentences

"“I’d like to thank the president for working with us to achieve this significant change to show honour, respect and gratitude to the Athabascan people of Alaska,” said Senator Lisa Murkowski, a Republican who led the fight for the name change in Congress."

Etymology

From Athabasca + -an, from Cree Ahđapaskâw (literally “where there are plants distributed in a net-like pattern”).

Word Breakdown

Root: Ahđapaskâw
Suffix: Athabasca

Inflected Forms

Athabaskan (alternative) Athapascan (alternative) Athapaskan (alternative) Athabascans (plural)

Phrases

Proto-Athabascan

Synonyms

athapaskan athapascan athabaskan athapaskan language

Questions

What does athabascan mean?: Pertaining to a group of peoples mostly inhabiting Alaska, western Canada, the Pacific coast of California and Oregon, and the Navajo and Apache peoples in the American Southwest.
Where does athabascan come from?: From Athabasca + -an, from Cree Ahđapaskâw (literally “where there are plants distributed in a net-like pattern”).

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