Navajo
noun
Na·va·jo
ˈna-və-ˌhō 
ˈnä-
ˈnä-
variants
or less commonly
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
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Navajo Fire has been burning on private land.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Dorothy Leonard, who had risen in the early 1970s from parent-teacher association volunteer to president of the local neighborhood group, the Navajo Community Planners, had supported Stirling in his 1977 race for City Council.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Seigler was called up from the minors July 1 and is only the second Navajo to play in the big leagues.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The Navajo concept of Hózhó — living in balance and harmony with all relations — represents a form of intelligence that considers relationships, context and dynamic equilibrium rather than static optimization.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Dorothy Leonard, who had risen in the early 1970s from parent-teacher association volunteer to president of the local neighborhood group, the Navajo Community Planners, had supported Stirling in his 1977 race for City Council.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Seigler was called up from the minors July 1 and is only the second Navajo to play in the big leagues.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The Navajo concept of Hózhó — living in balance and harmony with all relations — represents a form of intelligence that considers relationships, context and dynamic equilibrium rather than static optimization.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Navajo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Navajo. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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Navajo
noun
Na·va·jo
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plural Navajo or Navajos also Navaho or Navahos
: a member of an Indigenous people of northern New Mexico and Arizona
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