Navaho
Variant of Navajo
Navajo
Definition
Nav·ajo (nav′ə hō′, nä′və hō′)
noun
- pl. Navajos -·jos′, Navajo -·jo′, Navajoes -·joes′ a member of a North American Indian people living in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah
- the Athabaskan language of this people, a member of the Apache grouping
Etymology: Sp Navajó, shortened < Apaches de Navajó, lit., Apaches of Navajo, area of NW New Mexico < Tewa navahu˙, arroyo with cultivated fields
Also sp. Navaho Nav′·aho′
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