Hosteen
Hosteen proper noun: a title used for a Navajo, Sir, Mister.
Proper noun
Hosteen
- 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 of Hosteen
Borrowed from Navajo hastiin.
Questions about Hosteen
- What does Hosteen mean?
- Hosteen means a title used for a Navajo, Sir, Mister.
- What part of speech is Hosteen?
- Hosteen is a proper noun.
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