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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Apache
Britannica 11thAPACHE (apparently from the Zuni name, = " enemy," given to the Navaho Indians), a tribe of North American Indians of Athapascan stock. The Apaches formerly ranged over southeastern Arizona and south-western Mexico. The chief divisions of the Apaches were the ...
Vol. 2, pp. 158-158
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Apalachee
Britannica 11thAPALACHEE (apparently a Choctaw name, = "people on the other side "), a tribe of North American Indians of Muskhogean stock. They have been known since the i6th century, and formerly ranged the country around Apalachee Bay, Florida. About 1600 the Spanish Fran
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Arachne
Britannica 11thARACHNE. in Greek mythology, the daughter of Idmon of Colophon in Lydia, a dyer in purple. She had acquired such skill in the art of weaving that she ventured to challenge Athena. While the goddess took as subjects her quarrel with Poseidon as to the naming an
Vol. 2, pp. 287-287
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