Navajo
noun
Na·va·jo
ˈna-və-ˌhō 
ˈnä-
ˈnä-
variants
or less commonly
1
plural Navajo or Navajos also Navaho or Navahos
: a member of an Indigenous people of northern New Mexico and Arizona and southern Utah
2
: the language of the Navajo people
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The Navajo Nation is the lone exception in Arizona.
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Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
However, despite hiring an entirely Native writer's room, their attempts were criticized following season 1 for blending Indigenous cultures and missing the mark on specific Navajo customs.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
This warning applies to Chinle Valley, Little Colorado River Valley in Coconino, Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo, Little Colorado River Valley in Apache and Northeast Plateaus and Mesas South of Highway 264.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Leaphorn, of the Navajo Tribal Police, is joined again by Jim Chee, a role played by Kiowa Gordon, and fellow officer Bernadette Manuelito (Jessica Matten), this time in a search for a missing Navajo girl.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
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Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
However, despite hiring an entirely Native writer's room, their attempts were criticized following season 1 for blending Indigenous cultures and missing the mark on specific Navajo customs.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
This warning applies to Chinle Valley, Little Colorado River Valley in Coconino, Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo, Little Colorado River Valley in Apache and Northeast Plateaus and Mesas South of Highway 264.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Leaphorn, of the Navajo Tribal Police, is joined again by Jim Chee, a role played by Kiowa Gordon, and fellow officer Bernadette Manuelito (Jessica Matten), this time in a search for a missing Navajo girl.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
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Navajo
noun
Na·va·jo
variants
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plural Navajo or Navajos also Navaho or Navahos
: a member of an Indigenous people of northern New Mexico and Arizona
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