Meanings
proper noun
- A desert in Tularosa Basin, New Mexico, United States, composed of white gypsum sand.
Origin
From white + sand. * (New Mexico): From the color of the sand, actually gypsum crystals, instead of feldspathic sand.
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APA
White Sands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/White%20Sands
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“White Sands.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/White%20Sands. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “White Sands,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/White%20Sands.
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