Navajo

American  

[nav-uh-hoh, nah-vuh-] / ˈnæv əˌhoʊ, ˈnɑ və- /

Or Navaho

noun

plural

Navajos, Navajoes,

plural

Navajo

1. Also called Diné.  a member of the most populous nation of the southern division of Athabascan Native Americans, located in New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah, and now constituting the largest tribal group in the United States.

2. the Athabascan language of the Navajo.

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adjective

1. Also of, relating to, or characteristic of the Navajo, their language, or their culture.

   a Navajo blanket.

Etymology

Origin of Navajo

First recorded in 1800–10; from American Spanish Apaches de Nabajú “Apaches of Nabajú” (Navajo and several Apachean languages are mutually intelligible), originally a place name applied to the Largo Canyon region of the Four Corners area of northwest New Mexico, from Tewa navahu “large arroyo with cultivated fields”; Diné ( def. )

Example Sentences

A pre-trial conference and release hearing is scheduled for March 17 in Navajo County.

From Los Angeles Times

After she was shot, investigators from the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office and Pinetop Police Department secured the scene, acquired a search warrant and canvassed the neighborhood, Clouse said.

From Los Angeles Times

Michael Abatti, 63, was taken into custody in El Centro at about 3:20 pm, according to a news release from the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office.

From Los Angeles Times

Ernie Stevens Sr. was also revered in Indian country, with leadership roles in places like Oneida, Navajo Nation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal

In addition to charging an entrance fee, Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park in Arizona provides guides, campgrounds and other services to benefit the tribal economy while encouraging visitors to “buy local, buy Navajo.”

From The Wall Street Journal