apache
apache — noun
1. any of the Native American groups whose homelands lie in what is now the southwe
any of the Native American groups whose homelands lie in what is now the southwestern United States, including Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of Texas and Oklahoma.
The Apache lived across the deserts and mountains of present-day Arizona long before Spanish settlers arrived.
plural form: 'the Apache' for the people as a whole
Mrs. Ortega's history class studied how the Apache resisted attempts to take their land in the 19th century.
use as a collective subject in a historical context
Several museums in New Mexico display pottery and woven baskets made by the Apache.
The treaty of 1886 was a turning point for the Apache and other Indigenous peoples of the Southwest.
Many Apache today live on tribal lands in Arizona while keeping their language and ceremonies alive.
文法句型
the Apache
Apache + noun (e.g. Apache leader, Apache language)
用法筆記
Always capitalised. Often appears with the definite article ('the Apache') when referring to the peoples as a whole. Distinguish from sense 2, which names a single person rather than the group.
常見錯誤
2. a single person whose family or ancestry connects them to the Apache as an Indig
a single person whose family or ancestry connects them to the Apache as an Indigenous community of the southwestern United States.
Linnea's grandfather was an Apache who grew up on a reservation in eastern Arizona.
singular use with indefinite article: 'an Apache'
The novel's main character is a young Apache learning the songs his grandmother once sang.
modifier-style description: 'a young Apache'
Two Apaches from the local council came to speak at the school about water rights.
Lisa met an Apache author at the Tucson book fair last autumn.
Paloma, who is an Apache, often shares stories his uncle told him as a boy.
文法句型
a/an Apache
Apache + noun (e.g. Apache scout, Apache elder)
用法筆記
Used with 'a/an' for one person and pluralised as 'Apaches' for several individuals. Distinguish from sense 1, which refers to the peoples as a whole and rarely takes 'a/an'.