Shamo

/ ˈʃɑːˈməʊ /

noun

1. transliteration of the Chinese name for the Gobi

Example Sentences

After entering upon the district of Shamo, Barth observed that millet became rare, and that the sorghum was generally cultivated.

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Still, Charlie thought the Shamo might be a low plain, and he thought he might find something in it.

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You've heard of the hemp-chewers and the betel-chewers; well, all that's baby-food to a thing they've got in the Shamo.

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You'll find the Shamo all dotted out on the maps; but it's faked dope.

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He'd been all over the Shamo, and the big Sahara's a park to it.

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