Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A desert of southeast Mongolia and northern China. It consists mainly of a series of shallow alkaline basins.
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- proper noun A large
desert in Asia, spanning the countries ofMongolia andChina .
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- noun a desert in central China
Etymologies
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Examples
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Fewer than 1,000 individuals survive in Gobi desert.
Archive 2007-01-01 2007
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‘The expansion of the Gobi is attributed mostly to human activities, notably deforestation, overgrazing, overconsumption of water resources, and global warming.
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‘The expansion of the Gobi is attributed mostly to human activities, notably deforestation, overgrazing, overconsumption of water resources, and global warming.
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Terence was kind enough to give me a photo of our grand- dog "Gobi"-- the black female on the left-- with him and his older classic lurcher "Percy" on the left.
Lurchers 2006
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Terence was kind enough to give me a photo of our grand- dog "Gobi"-- the black female on the left-- with him and his older classic lurcher "Percy" on the left.
Archive 2006-04-01 2006
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For most of the year, the Gobi was a land hostile to human existence—desolate, dry, and brutally cold—but in late February, hostile was an understatement.
THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010
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For most of the year, the Gobi was a land hostile to human existence—desolate, dry, and brutally cold—but in late February, hostile was an understatement.
THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010
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The rock surrounding the fossil, known as Gobi sand matrix, is very soft
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For most of the year, the Gobi was a land hostile to human existence—desolate, dry, and brutally cold—but in late February, hostile was an understatement.
THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010
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Also engaging in the Gobi was the charming, rootsy, Spanish pop-rock of Julieta Venegas.
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