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

His grandfather Layton Paddock Sr., a Navajo Code Talker, was found dead months after going missing in Winslow. —Arkansas Online, 6 May 2025

Joe’s also trying to solve the murder of a Navajo boy while Jenna Elfman’s FBI agent looks into the mysterious Season 2 death of mining mogul B.J. Vines. —Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025

With its third season recently concluded and a fourth in production, the mystery has wowed critics and boasts a rich literary heritage and eye-catching locations on a Navajo reservation in New Mexico. —Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025

Where: The Navajo Reservation in northern Arizona Prime Candidate: Someone seeking the sound of silence—and whose idea of camping is sleeping in an expedition tent (not checking into a glamping hotel). —Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2025

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