Pronunciation: ˌ a-th ə - ' bas-k ə n
Variant: or Ath · a · bas · kan \ - ' bas- \ also Ath · a · pas · kan \ - ' pas- \ or Ath · a · pas · can \ - ' pas- \
Function: noun
Etymology: Athabasca, a Cree band, from Cree dialect a δ apaska · 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 U.S. Southwest
2 : a member of a people speaking an Athabascan language