Navajo

Definition

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish navajo, from Tewa navahu (“field adjoining an arroyo”).

Example Sentences

• "As a code talker, Newman was one of a group of Navajos who learned a secret, unbreakable language that was used to send information on tactics, troop movements and orders over the radio and telephone during WWII."