a section of the high plateau country of N central Arizona, along the N side of the Little Colorado River Valley: brilliant-coloured rocks; occupied largely by Navajo and Hopi people. Area: about 20 000 sq km (7500 sq miles)
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- Place Namesa region in N central Arizona, E of the Colorado River: many-colored rock surfaces.