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Gobi

Gobi

11 5.5
A large dry desert in northern China and southern Mongolia
  • proper noun
  • /ˈɡoʊbi/
translation icon : desierto de Gobi
  • South of Ikh Bogd Mountain, in the vast expanse of the Gobi, Simukov found two herding groups.
  • Gobi Desert
  • Gobi Desert in Mongolia

I can't go to the Gobi Desert, I can't swim with whether I drown.

Examples

  • The Gobi Desert is the color of a camel.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • We returned to UB for one night and then took an early morning flight to Dalandzadgad in the Gobi Desert.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Sir, we really should go to the Gobi Desert.

    Scoob! (2020)

  • Actually, my children are safe somewhere in the Gobi Desert, I believe.

    Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)

  • I was thinking of a trip through the Gobi Desert.

    Death on the Nile (1978)

  • Eleanore will show us the stunning scenery of the Gobi Desert, the festivals, and the lifestyle of the inhabitants.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Above, wind-blown ripples develop on the surface of the sand in the Gobi Desert, in Mongolia.

    Academic text (2003)

  • We visited the major museums, viewing impressive exhibits of ethnic clothing and dinosaur remains from the Gobi.

    Academic text (2004)

  • "The tigers paved the way for the Silk Road," Driscoll says, "between the Himalayan plateau and the Mongolian Gobi Desert."

    Academic text (2010)

  • Sir, we really should go to the Gobi Desert.

Synonyms

Gobi Desert
vsGobi
4 4.4

A large dry area in northern China and southern Mongolia with few plants and strong winds

is the shorter proper name that omits the explicit desert word

Compounds

Gobi Desert
4 4.4

A large dry area in northern China and southern Mongolia with few plants and strong winds

Surface Forms

Gobi main

Etymology

Gobi comes from the Mongolian word govi, which means 'desert' or 'sandy plain'. So the name literally means 'the desert', which helps you remember its dry, empty landscape.