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
Examples of Navajo in a Sentence
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The Navajo Nation has one of the largest single outstanding claims in the Colorado River basin.
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Susan Montoya Bryan, Fortune, 24 May 2024
The land has so much history and is sacred to the Navajo.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 23 May 2024
Elsewhere on the Colorado River, leaders of the Navajo Nation and two other tribes are preparing to vote on a momentous water rights settlement that could begin to repair past injustices.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
After the incident, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren signed an executive order to require all school districts that serve Navajo students to allow Native regalia to be worn at all graduations.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
Hillis grew up with strong ties to her community, and most of her friends are also Navajo K-pop listeners.
—Renata Yazzie, SPIN, 15 May 2024
On the bright side, one company struck it rich on the Navajo Nation.
—Michael Braga, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
City officials swept that encampment — located at the intersection of West Eighth Avenue and Navajo Street — last month in part because of three overdose deaths and multiple felony arrests that took place there.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 7 May 2024
The rooms have a quiet luxury, thanks to the soothing earth-tone color palette and the handwoven Navajo rug that takes the place of honor over every bed.
—Lois Alter Mark, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2024
Susan Montoya Bryan, Fortune, 24 May 2024
The land has so much history and is sacred to the Navajo.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 23 May 2024
Elsewhere on the Colorado River, leaders of the Navajo Nation and two other tribes are preparing to vote on a momentous water rights settlement that could begin to repair past injustices.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
After the incident, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren signed an executive order to require all school districts that serve Navajo students to allow Native regalia to be worn at all graduations.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
Hillis grew up with strong ties to her community, and most of her friends are also Navajo K-pop listeners.
—Renata Yazzie, SPIN, 15 May 2024
On the bright side, one company struck it rich on the Navajo Nation.
—Michael Braga, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
City officials swept that encampment — located at the intersection of West Eighth Avenue and Navajo Street — last month in part because of three overdose deaths and multiple felony arrests that took place there.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 7 May 2024
The rooms have a quiet luxury, thanks to the soothing earth-tone color palette and the handwoven Navajo rug that takes the place of honor over every bed.
—Lois Alter Mark, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2024
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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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