Gobi

[ goh-bee ]

noun
  1. a desert in E Asia, mostly in Mongolia. About 500,000 sq. mi. (1,295,000 sq. km).

  • Chinese Sha·mo [shah-maw] /ˈʃɑˈmɔ/ .

Other words from Gobi

  • Go·bi·an, adjective

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Gobi

/ (ˈɡəʊbɪ) /


noun
  1. a desert in E Asia, mostly in Mongolia and the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region of China: sometimes considered to include all the arid regions east of the Pamirs and north of the plateau of Tibet and the Great Wall of China: one of the largest deserts in the world. Length: about 1600 km (1000 miles). Width: about 1000 km (625 miles). Average height: 900 m (3000 ft): Chinese name: Shamo

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