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| Navajo [ návvəhō ] (plural Navajo or Navajos or Navajoes) or Navaho [ návvəhō ] (plural Navaho or Navahos or Navahoes) |
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1. member of Native N American people: a member of a Native North American people living mainly in northern New Mexico and Arizona
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2. language of Navajo: the Athabaskan language of the Navajo people. Native speakers: 225,000.
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| [Late 18th century. Via Spanish (Apaches de) Navajó '(Apaches of) Navajó' < Tewa navahū 'fields adjoining a ravine'] |
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 Navajo adjective |
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