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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A large arid region of northwest India and southeast Pakistan northeast of the Rann of Kutch.

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  • noun a desert to the east of the Indus River in northwestern India and southeastern Pakistan

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Examples

  • Ajit Solanki/Associated Press A boy kissed a model of a flamingo in Bhuj, in the Rann of Kutch, a seasonal salt marsh in the Thar Desert, near Ahmedabad, Dec. 17.

    India in Pictures 2011

  • As we left behind the over-stimulating atmosphere of Delhi, the Thar Desert offered me some breathing room.

    Jen Pollack Bianco: Pushkar Camel Fair Jen Pollack Bianco 2010

  • Andres from Switzerland, his girlfriend Paola from Brazil and I were riding on camels in the Thar Desert outside of the western Indian town of Jaisalmer.

    Vicky Collins: The Camel and the Cell Phone Vicky Collins 2010

  • Andres from Switzerland, his girlfriend Paola from Brazil and I were riding on camels in the Thar Desert outside of the western Indian town of Jaisalmer.

    Vicky Collins: The Camel and the Cell Phone Vicky Collins 2010

  • Andres from Switzerland, his girlfriend Paola from Brazil and I were riding on camels in the Thar Desert outside of the western Indian town of Jaisalmer.

    Vicky Collins: The Camel and the Cell Phone Vicky Collins 2010

  • Andres from Switzerland, his girlfriend Paola from Brazil and I were riding on camels in the Thar Desert outside of the western Indian town of Jaisalmer.

    Vicky Collins: The Camel and the Cell Phone Vicky Collins 2010

  • CAMEL NAP: Camels rested in the Thar Desert on the outskirts of Jaisalmer, India, Tuesday.

    Photos of the Day: Aug. 18 2010

  • Andres from Switzerland, his girlfriend Paola from Brazil and I were riding on camels in the Thar Desert outside of the western Indian town of Jaisalmer.

    Vicky Collins: The Camel and the Cell Phone Vicky Collins 2010

  • Andres from Switzerland, his girlfriend Paola from Brazil and I were riding on camels in the Thar Desert outside of the western Indian town of Jaisalmer.

    Vicky Collins: The Camel and the Cell Phone Vicky Collins 2010

  • Andres from Switzerland, his girlfriend Paola from Brazil and I were riding on camels in the Thar Desert outside of the western Indian town of Jaisalmer.

    Vicky Collins: The Camel and the Cell Phone Vicky Collins 2010

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