Definition of "Athabascan"

Athabascan

adjective
not comparable
1. Pertaining to a group of peoples mostly inhabiting Alaska, western Canada, the Pacific coast of California and Oregon, and the Navajo and Apache peoples in the American Southwest.
  Quotations
  “I’d like to thank the president for working with us to achieve this significant change to show honour, respect and gratitude to the Athabascan people of Alaska,” said Senator Lisa Murkowski, a Republican who led the fight for the name change in Congress.
  2015 August 31, The Guardian
proper noun
1. The family of languages spoken by these peoples.
noun
plural Athabascans
1. Any member of these peoples.