Negev Desert
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- proper noun
- /ˈnɛɡɛv ˈdɛzərt/
:
desierto de Negev
- He did speak and read Arabic, and what he read in those two onionskin pages of letter left him with the same sensation he had felt the first time he threw himself out of an airplane over the Negev Desert while training with the Paras.
Examples
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In the Negev Desert, you can find unique flora and fauna adapted to its arid climate.
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The breathtaking landscapes of the Negev Desert attract many adventurous travelers each year.
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First, undeveloped gas reserves off the coast of Alexandria could be piped into Egypt and across the Negev Desert into Israel.
Academic text (2002) -
C. longiareolata breed year-round in the Negev Desert, although the activity slows almost to a halt during the hot summers.
Academic text (1992) -
When I told people that I was an aquatic ecologist and had come to the Negev Desert to study mosquitoes, they thought I was crazy or at least a bit confused.
Academic text (1992) -
In the oases of Israel's Negev Desert, mosquito larvae and tadpoles vie for food.
Academic text (1992) -
Beginning around 1958 with French assistance, Israel constructed a natural uranium, heavy-water, research reactor at Dimona in the Negev Desert, about 8.5 miles from the town of the same name and some 25 miles from the Jordanian border.
Blog text (23) -
The next year, Israeli ecologist Michael Evenari uncovered stone walls and depressions near the ruins of Shivta, a Byzantine settlement in the Negev Desert.
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Included in Iran's response would be a missile strike on the Dimona Nuclear Weapons facility in the Negev Desert, releasing deadly radiation throughout the Zionist entity and its neighbors.
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During the summer, temperatures in the Negev Desert can exceed 40 degrees Celsius.
Synonyms
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A large desert in southern Israel with very little rain
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a place name formed by a proper noun + common noun ('Negev' + 'desert'), so its meaning — the desert region called the Negev — is directly derivable from the constituents. This follows ordinary noun‑naming patterns (place name + type), making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Negev Desert comes from the Hebrew word Negev, which means 'south' or 'dry'. So the name paints a simple picture: a dry area in the south of Israel, which is why it refers to the large desert region there today.