Navajo

noun

Na·​va·​jo ˈna-və-ˌhō  ˈnä- 

variants or less commonly Navaho

1

plural Navajo or Navajos also Navaho or Navahos : a member of an Indigenous people of northern New Mexico and Arizona and southern Utah

2

: the language of the Navajo people

Examples of Navajo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His poems employ numbers significant to Dine (Navajo) thought and ways of life. — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026

Our heroes from the Navajo Tribal Police cross paths with the FBI. — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026

The sand here was created by the erosion of nearby Navajo sandstone, and the rock gets its reddish-orange color from the iron oxide mineral hematite. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2026

In Navajo culture, such fracturing violence requires a ceremony to restore balance, to heal. — Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026

Word History

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

First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Navajo

• afterglow
• akimbo
• albino
• aliquot
• allegro
• amigo
• apropos
• audio
• bungalow
• calico
• calypso
• cameo

Kids Definition

Navajo

noun

Na·​va·​jo

variants also Navaho

ˈnav-ə-ˌhō  ˈnäv- 

plural Navajo or Navajos also Navaho or Navahos

: a member of an Indigenous people of northern New Mexico and Arizona