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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Because of its desert climate, Arizona doesn't follow daylight saving time (with the exception of the Navajo Nation).
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
It is located south of Farmington, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation, covering approx.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The series is set in the ’70s and stars Zahn McClarnon as Navajo Tribal Police lieutenant Joe Leaphorn who works with officers Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon) and Bernadette Manuelito (Jessica Matten) to solve the mysteries behind violent crimes on their reservation.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
The series, which also stars Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten and Deanna Allison, follows Lt. Joe Leaphorn (McClarnon), Jim Chee (Gordon) and Bernadette Manuelito (Matten) of the Navajo Tribal Police solving mysteries on their reservation as it is besieged by increasingly violent crimes in the 1970s.
—Peter White, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
It is located south of Farmington, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation, covering approx.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The series is set in the ’70s and stars Zahn McClarnon as Navajo Tribal Police lieutenant Joe Leaphorn who works with officers Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon) and Bernadette Manuelito (Jessica Matten) to solve the mysteries behind violent crimes on their reservation.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
The series, which also stars Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten and Deanna Allison, follows Lt. Joe Leaphorn (McClarnon), Jim Chee (Gordon) and Bernadette Manuelito (Matten) of the Navajo Tribal Police solving mysteries on their reservation as it is besieged by increasingly violent crimes in the 1970s.
—Peter White, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Navajo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Navajo. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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Navajo
noun
Na·va·jo
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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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