noun
Navajo
NA-vuh-hoh
noun
1
A member of the Navajo Nation, the largest Native American tribe in the United States, based mainly in the Southwest.
"Her grandmother, a Navajo, taught her traditional weaving patterns."
"The Navajo have lived in the Four Corners region for centuries."
2
The Athabaskan language spoken by the Navajo people.
"He grew up speaking Navajo at home and English at school."
"Navajo code talkers used their language to send unbreakable messages during World War II."
How to Use Navajo
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishRefers to the Navajo people of the American Southwest, or the language they speak.
Common pairings
Navajo Nation
Navajo language
Navajo code talkers
Navajo weaving
Word Forms
Navajo plural, Navajos plural, Navajoes plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Navajo, itself from the Tewa word navahúuˀu, meaning roughly "field next to a ravine."