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navajo

/ˈnæ.və.hoʊ/

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What does navajo mean?

noun

  1. A member of the Navajo people, currently the largest Native American tribe in North America.

proper noun

  1. An Apachean (Southern Athabaskan) language of the Athabascan language family belonging to the Na-Dené phylum. It is spoken by 149,000 people in the American Southwest (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado).
  2. An Amerindian people who traditionally speak the Navajo language.
More meanings (1)

proper noun

  1. A surname.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈnæ.və.hoʊ/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈnɑ.və.hoʊ//ˈnæ.voʊ/
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The wool of the Navajo sheep was soon kindled by the warmth of her body, and was impenetrable to dampness.
Willa CatherThe Song of the LarkProject Gutenberg ebook #44
His flesh is fine eating, which the Navajo knows if the white man does not.
J. A. (Joseph Amasa) MunkArizona SketchesProject Gutenberg ebook #756
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But it is in the legends of the Navajo Indians of North America that we find the most complete account of the cave-life.
Ignatius DonnellyRagnarok : the Age of Fire and GravelProject Gutenberg ebook #5109
The famous fire dance of the Navajo Indians, often described as though it involved some sort of genuine necromancy, is explained by a matter-of-fact spectator.
Harry HoudiniMiracle Mongers and Their Methods A Complete Exposé of the Modus Operandi of Fire Eaters, Heat Resisters, Poison Eaters, Venomous Reptile Defiers, Sword Swallowers, Human Ostriches, Strong Men, Etc.Project Gutenberg ebook #435
It will note Navajo sand painting and designs in blankets.
J. Frank (James Frank) DobieGuide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few ObservationsProject Gutenberg ebook #314