Mojave
pronunciation
How to pronounce Mojave in British English:
UK [məuˈhɑ:vi]
How to pronounce Mojave in American English:
US [moˈhɑvi]
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- Noun:
- a member of the North American Indian people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona and Nevada and California
- a desert area in southern California
- the Yuman language spoken by the Mohave people
Word Origin
- Mojave
- also Mohave, 1831, from native (Yuman) name, hamakhaav, perhaps containing aha "water."
Example
- 1. Solar panels in the mojave desert cover many kilometres .
- 2. Will they be mothballed in the mojave desert ?
- 3. Her quest took her across california 's mojave desert , the english countryside , and the island of madagascar .
- 4. The voyager crew worked on the plane in a small building at an airport in california 's mojave desert .
- 5. Some scenic spots there include the big sur coastline , the alpine beauty of the sierra nevada mountains and the awesome mojave desert .