Meanings
proper noun
- A title used for a Navajo, Sir, Mister.
His uncle, the brother of his mother, was among the most prominent of these. He was Hosteen Frank Sam Nakai, who performed the Night Chant and the Enemy Way and key parts of several other curing ceremonials, and who sometimes taught ceremonialism at the Navajo Community College at Rough Rock.
1980, Tony Hillerman, People of Darkness, O. Penzler Books, published 1994 - A male given name from Navajo.
- A surname from Navajo.
Origin
- Navajohastiin
- EnglishHosteen
Borrowed from Navajo hastiin.
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APA
Hosteen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hosteen
MLA
“Hosteen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hosteen. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hosteen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hosteen.
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