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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Photos of Michael Abatti taken Wednesday in Navajo County show him shirtless and wearing a suicide vest.
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Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
According to Navajo County investigators, evidence developed during the investigation led detectives to believe Michael Abatti traveled from California to Arizona on the day of the shooting and returned to California shortly afterward.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
The new episodes will focus on the search for a missing Navajo girl, taking us from the reservation into the gritty underbelly of ‘70s Los Angeles.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 27 Dec. 2025
Earlier in the day, a Navajo County grand jury had indicted him on a first-degree murder charge.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 23 Dec. 2025
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Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
According to Navajo County investigators, evidence developed during the investigation led detectives to believe Michael Abatti traveled from California to Arizona on the day of the shooting and returned to California shortly afterward.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
The new episodes will focus on the search for a missing Navajo girl, taking us from the reservation into the gritty underbelly of ‘70s Los Angeles.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 27 Dec. 2025
Earlier in the day, a Navajo County grand jury had indicted him on a first-degree murder charge.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Navajo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Navajo. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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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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