Navajo Nation

proper noun

The people of this nation, or their government.

“Legally speaking, such a question could be decided only by the Navajo Nation.”

Meanings

proper nounthe Navajo Nation
  1. A nation in the United States, a tribal sovereign domestic dependent nation established in 1868 by the Treaty of Bosque Redondo, nominally located in the states of Arizona and New Mexico. Capital: Window Rock.
    1. The people of this nation, or their government.

      Legally speaking, such a question could be decided only by the Navajo Nation.

    2. The territory of this nation.

      My parents were on their way to Santa Fe but made a wrong turn somewhere and ended up in the Navajo Nation.

      Synonyms: Navajo Reservation

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe territory of this nation.

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Chicago

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