APACHE


Meaning of APACHE in English

n ( pl Apaches or Apache )

a member of a Native American group in the south-western US. In the late 19th century the Apaches, under such leaders as Cochise and Geronimo , were the last Native Americans to be defeated by the US Cavalry. Today many Apaches live on reservations (= areas of land given and protected by the US government) in the states of Arizona, Oklahoma and New Mexico.

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