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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): government; administrative headquarters; that...

Definitions

  1. government; administrative headquarters; that...

Ancestry of “wááshindoon”, step by step

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