Navajo

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nav′ə hō′, nä′və-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Nav•a•jo  (nav′ə hō′, nä′və-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -jos, -joes, (esp. collectively) -jo for 1, adj. 
n. 
  1. Language Varietiesa member of the principal tribe of the southern division of the Athabaskan stock of North American Indians, located in New Mexico and Arizona, and now constituting the largest tribal group in the U.S.
  2. Language Varietiesthe Athabaskan language of the Navajo.

adj. 
  1. Language Varietiesof, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Navajo, their language, or their culture:a Navajo blanket.
Also, Navaho. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Navajo, Navaho /ˈnævəˌhəʊ; ˈnɑː-/ n
  1. ( pl -ho, -hos, -hoes, -jo, -jos, -joes) a member of a Native American people of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah
  2. the language of this people, belonging to the Athapascan group of the Na-Dene phylum
Etymology: 18th Century: from Spanish Navajó pueblo, from Tena Navahu large planted field
'Navajo' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Athapascan - hogan - Painted Desert - Anasazi - Apachean - Athabaskan - Na-Dene - Navaho

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