ATHABASCAN


Meaning of ATHABASCAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-thə-ˈbas-kən ]

noun

or Ath·a·bas·kan -ˈbas- ; also Ath·a·pas·kan -ˈpas- ; or Ath·a·pas·can -ˈpas-

Etymology: Athabasca, a Cree band, from Cree dialect aδapaska·w, name for the area east of Lake Athabasca, literally, (where) there are reeds one after another

Date: 1846

1. : a family of American Indian languages spoken primarily in western Canada, Alaska, and the United States Southwest

2. : a member of a people speaking an Athabascan language

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.