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proper nounSynonym of Gobi.
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From the Mandarin word for desert, 沙漠 (shāmò, literally “sandy desert”), historically used as the proper name of the Gobi Desert.
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Shamo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shamo
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“Shamo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shamo. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shamo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shamo.
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