1. A member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Athapaskan language and living in the subarctic regions of western Canada and central Alaska
   - Athapascan, Athabaskan, Athabascan
    
2. A family of Native American languages spoken primarily in western North America
   "Navajo is the most widely spoken Athapaskan";
   - Athapascan, Athabaskan, Athabascan, Athapaskan language

Derived forms: Athapaskans

Type of: American Indian, American Indian language, American-Indian language, Amerind, Amerind language, Amerindian, Amerindian language, Indian, Indian language, Native American

Encyclopedia: Athapaskan