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

In the parking lot, people gathered to eat fry bread and mutton stew, something common at Navajo polling sites. — Adam Burke, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

The Utah Navajo Health System posted several active highway closures, with detours. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Evacuations also were ordered along the San Juan River in New Mexico and on the Navajo Nation. — Christopher Weber, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

On Saturday, the ACSO warned that mandatory evacuation orders remain in place for everyone in low-lying areas along the San Juan, Rio Blanco, Navajo and Piedra Rivers. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 1 Nov. 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