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

Without a substantially wetter winter next year, though, the dam near the Utah-Arizona line could face a real prospect of halting production and raising electricity prices from metro Phoenix to the Navajo Nation and around the rural West. —Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 28 Feb. 2026

Les Begay, a citizen of the Diné Nation (also known as the Navajo Nation), agrees that Cabrini is a good alternative, but the Rogers Park resident opposes seeing the Columbus statues returned. —Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026

The Navajo Nation, which spans parts of Arizona, Utah and New Mexico, does participate in daylight saving time. —Saleen Martin, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026

For Diné Navajo artist Nicole Marie Pete, a splash pad at Portwood Pier Plaza in Imperial Beach might seem like an unlikely canvas. —Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 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