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Where does “Wááshindoon” come from?

Wááshindoon (Navajo) comes from English Washington — a U.S. one-dollar bill, which features a portrait...

Wááshindoon (Navajo): the federal government; Bureau of Indian Affairs;...

Definitions

  1. the federal government; Bureau of Indian Affairs;...

Ancestry of “Wááshindoon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWashingtona U.S. one-dollar bill, which features a portrait...
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