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Mojave
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A place name in Kern County, California, also commonly used to refer to the Mojave Desert.
"They drove through the Mojave Desert on their way to Las Vegas."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBest known today as the name of the large Mojave Desert in the southwestern United States.
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Etymology
A Hispanicized spelling of Mohave, the name of an indigenous people of the Colorado River region.