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Mojave Desert
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English
Etymology
Named after the en Mohave people, from a shortened form of their endonym, en mov Hamakhaave beside the water.
The spelling Mojave is from en es -, while Mohave comes from modern English.
Pronunciation
en /məˈhɐːviːˌdesət/ /məʉˈhɐːviːˌdesət/ Australia
en En-us-Mojave Desert.oga Audio (US)
Proper noun
Mojave Desert
en An arid <<desert>> in southern <<s/California>>, north and east of Los Angeles and southeast of the Sierra Nevada, the driest desert in North America.
See also
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