Navajo

or Nav·a·ho

[ nav-uh-hoh, nah-vuh- ]

/ ˈnæv əˌhoʊ, ˈnɑ və- /

noun, plural Nav·a·jos, Nav·a·joes, (especially collectively) Nav·a·jo for 1.

a 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.

the Athabaskan language of the Navajo.

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of the Navajo, their language, or their culture: a Navajo blanket.

Example sentences from the Web for navajo

Navajo Nation once took Urban Outfitters to court for trademark infringement.

Who Designed Urban Outfitters's Bloody Kent State Shirt? They Won't Say |Asawin Suebsaeng |September 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Currently Cherokee, Hawaiian, Inuktitut, Inupiaq, Kalaallisut, and Navajo are supported.

Should Google Be Mapping Tribal Lands? |Grace-Yvette Gemmell |June 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Elizabeth Raitz-Cowboy, an Aetna medical director, said her husband is a full-blooded Navajo.

Obama’s Unsung Army of Backstage Volunteers at the Inaugural Balls |Lauren Ashburn |January 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
So we bought one of those tours that combines a Jeep ride with a Navajo guide and a horseback ride.

Monument Valley From the Eyes of a Krazy Kat and John Ford Fan |Malcolm Jones |February 3, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

The latter answered, It is a Navajo who has been a captive with the Ute and has escaped.

The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony |Washington Matthews
He lied, for he dared not tell the truth; namely, that the young Navajo was his informant.

The Delight Makers |Adolf Bandelier
As the other Cubs gathered up their belongings, Dan went to the hogan for the Navajo blanket.

Dan Carter and the Great Carved Face |Mildred A. Wirt
I suggested hiring a certain Navajo to cut some wood, and was told that he was too lazy to eat what he wanted.

I Married a Ranger |Dama Margaret Smith
Dr. Matthews tells in his article on "Navajo Weavers" how two cords are twisted and woven at the sides with the woof.

Hand-Loom Weaving |Mattie Phipps Todd

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Navajo

or Nav·a·ho

noun, plural Nav·a·jos, Nav·a·joes, (especially collectively) Nav·a·jo for 1.

adjective

Example sentences from the Web for navajo