MOHAVE DESERT

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mohave Desert mean? 

• MOHAVE DESERT (noun)
  The noun MOHAVE DESERT has 1 sense:

1. a desert area in southern California and western Arizona

  Familiarity information: MOHAVE DESERT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOHAVE DESERT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A desert area in southern California and western Arizona

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Mohave; Mohave Desert; Mojave; Mojave Desert

Instance hypernyms:

desert (arid land with little or no vegetation)

Meronyms (parts of "Mohave Desert"):

Death Valley (a desert area that is part of the Mojave Desert in eastern California and southwestern Nevada; contains the lowest point in North America)

Holonyms ("Mohave Desert" is a part of...):

Arizona; AZ; Grand Canyon State (a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon)

CA; Calif.; California; Golden State (a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes)