Apache
Apa·che 7 [Apache Apaches] BrE [əˈpætʃi] NAmE [əˈpætʃi] noun (pl. Apa·cheor Apa·ches)
a member of a Native American people, many of whom live in the south-western US
Word Origin:
from Mexican Spanish, probably from Zuni Apachu, literally ‘enemy’.
Culture:
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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