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Shamo

British  
/ ˈʃɑːˈməʊ /

noun

  1. transliteration of the Chinese name for the Gobi

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Sentencing Shamo and Khdir to 19 years each, of which they must serve at least 40% in custody, Judge Tracey Lloyd-Clarke said it was "sophisticated offending".

From BBC Apr. 10, 2026

Shamo and Khdir were both originally from Iraqi Kurdistan but were living and working legally in the UK.

From BBC Apr. 10, 2026

Crandall agreed to a plea deal and testified against Shamo, who was convicted of 12 counts and sentenced to life in prison.

From Seattle Times Jul. 16, 2021

If we could bore our captors without frustrating them, I figured, maybe they would deliver us back to the Shamo, like two boxes that spent a month uselessly collecting dust in a warehouse.

From New York Times Aug. 28, 2013

The Chinese call it Shamo, which signifies sandy desert.

From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders

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