Atacama Desert vs desert

Atacama Desert and desert both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Atacama Desert	Yes	No	No	No
desert	Yes	No	Yes	No

Atacama Desert (noun)	desert (noun)
a desert in western Chile that extends roughly 600 miles south from the Peruvian border; one of the driest areas in the world, but rich in nitrate and copper deposits	arid land with little or no vegetation
	(usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment

Atacama Desert (verb)	desert (verb)
	leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
	leave behind
	desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army