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Navajo
noun Na·va·jo \ˈna-və-ˌhō, ˈnä-\
: a member of a Native American people originally from New Mexico and Arizona
: the language of the Navajo people
plural Na·va·jo or Na·va·jos also Na·va·ho or Na·va·hos
Full Definition of NAVAJO
1
: a member of an American Indian people of northern New Mexico and Arizona
2
: the language of the Navajo people
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Variants of NAVAJO
Na·va·jo also Na·va·ho \ˈna-və-ˌhō, ˈnä-\
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Origin of NAVAJO
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: 1780
Rhymes with NAVAJO
acid snow, afterglow, aikido, alpenglow, apropos, art deco, art nouveau, audio, Baguio, Bamako, barrio, bay window, Bergamo, bibelot, Bilbao, black widow, blow-by-blow, body blow, bone marrow, bordereau, Borneo, bow window, buffalo, Buffalo, bungalow, Bushido, buteo, calico, cameo, cachalot, cembalo, centimo, CEO, chassepot, cheerio, Clemenceau, cogito, comedo, comme il faut, counterflow, Cupid's bow, curaçao, Curaçao, curassow, curio, daimyo, danio, Delano, Diderot, do-si-do, domino, dynamo, embryo, entrepôt, Erato, escargot, Eskimo, extrados, fabliau, folio, French window, fricandeau, furbelow, gigolo, golden glow, go-no-go, grass widow, guacharo, hammer throw, hammertoe, haricot, heel-and-toe, hetero, high and low, HMO, Holy Joe, horror show, Idaho, in a row, indigo, in escrow, in the know, Jericho, kakapo, latigo, little toe, long-ago, Longfellow, Maceió, Maginot, Manchukuo, medico, Mexico, mistletoe, modulo, Monaco, NCO, nuncio, oleo, olio, on tiptoe, Oreo, overflow, overgrow, overthrow, ovolo, Pamlico, Papago, paseo, picaro, piccolo, Pierrot, polio, pomelo, pompano, portico, PPO, Prospero, proximo, quid pro quo, radio, raree-show, ratio, Richard Roe, Rochambeau, rococo, rodeo, Romeo, rose window, round window, saddlebow, Sapporo, sapsago, Scapa Flow, Scipio, Scorpio, semipro, show window, sloppy joe, so-and-so, SRO, standing O, status quo, stereo, stop-and-go, studio, subito, tallyho, tangelo, Taranto, tic-tac-toe, TKO, to-and-fro, Tokyo, tombolo, touch-and-go, tournedos, tremolo, tuckahoe, tupelo, UFO, ultimo, undergo, undertow, Veneto, vertigo, vibrio, video, virago, vireo, Zhangjiakou, zydeco
NAVAJO Defined for Kids
Navajo
noun Na·va·jo \ˈna-və-hō, ˈnä-\
plural Na·va·jos also Na·va·hos
Definition of NAVAJO for Kids
1
: a member of an American Indian people of northern New Mexico and Arizona
2
: the language of the Navajo people
Variants of NAVAJO
Na·va·jo also Na·va·ho \ˈna-və-hō, ˈnä-\
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