Gobi

American  

[goh-bee] / ˈgoʊ bi /

noun

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

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Gobi British  

/ ˈɡəʊbɪ /

noun

1. Chinese name: Shamo. 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)

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Other Word Forms

• Gobian
  adjective

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Example Sentences

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Gobi

A remarkably complete fossil discovered in Mongolia's Gobi Desert is changing how scientists view mammal evolution during the age of dinosaurs.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

The new species, Tamirkhan balcarceli, was discovered in the eastern Gobi Desert and is the most complete zhelestid specimen found so far.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

Sand storms blew in from the Gobi, disrupting the ripening process and spoiling harvests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The Bob Baker Marionettes will be back on stage at Coachella on Friday, April 17, from 2:55 to 3:35 p.m. in the Gobi Tent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026

Alone, he continued on, across the Gobi Desert, hitching rides sometimes with passing caravans.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

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