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Gobi   /gˈoʊbi/   Listen
Gobi

noun
1.
A desert in central China.  Synonym: Gobi Desert.





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"Gobi" Quotes from Famous Books



... several provinces at once, and far out to sea. The Chinese call them yellow-sand. Their source is the great desert of Gobi, or Sand-Ocean, more than 2000 miles long, and from 300 to 400 broad, in the interior of Asia. Dr M'Gowan states, that the fall amounted to ten grains per square foot, but without specifying whether this quantity includes ...
— Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 432 - Volume 17, New Series, April 10, 1852 • Various
... think of nothing that should have made him suspicious. These were peaceful areas. It would have been ridiculous for bandits to work this area. Raiding here made as much sense as operating in the heart of the Gobi Desert back on Terra. ...
— Before Egypt • E. K. Jarvis


Words linked to "Gobi" :   Mongolian People's Republic, Gobi Desert, Mongolia, Red China, PRC, desert, Communist China, china, People's Republic of China, Cathay, Outer Mongolia, mainland China


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