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Navajo

2 entries found.

  1. Navajo
  2. Navajo National Monument

Main Entry:
Na·va·jo Listen to the pronunciation of Navajo Listen to the pronunciation of Navajo
Variant(s):
also Na·va·ho Listen to the pronunciation of Navaho Listen to the pronunciation of Navaho \ˈna-və-ˌhō, ˈnä-\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural Na·va·jo or Na·va·jos also Na·va·ho or Na·va·hos
Etymology:
Spanish (Apache de) Navajó, literally, Apache of Navajó, from Navajó, area occupied by Navajos, probably from Tewa (Pueblo Indian language of northern New Mexico) navahu·, literally, arroyo with planted fields
Date:
1780
1 : a member of an American Indian people of northern New Mexico and Arizona 2 : the language of the Navajo people
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