a family of North American Indian languages, including Chipewyan, Hupa, and Navajo
a member of any of the peoples speaking these languages
adjective
designating or of these peoples or their languages or cultures
See Athabaskan in American Heritage Dictionary 4
or Ath·a·bas·can
noun
A group of related North American Indian languages including the Apachean languages and languages of Alaska, northwest Canada, and coastal Oregon and California.
A member of an Athabaskan-speaking people.
Origin:
Origin: After Lake Athabasca
Origin: from Cree athapaskaaw, there is scattered grass