Mojave Desert

English

Etymology

Named after the Mohave people, from a shortened form of their endonym, Mojave Hamakhaave (“beside the water”).

The spelling Mojave is from Spanish, while Mohave comes from modern English.

Proper noun

Mojave Desert

An arid desert in southern 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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