Mojave Desert vs Mojave

Mojave Desert and Mojave both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Mojave Desert	Yes	No	No	No
Mojave	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Mojave Desert and Mojave are synonyms defined as:

Mojave Desert and Mojave: a desert area in southern California and western Arizona

Other synonyms of Mojave Desert include Mohave, Mohave Desert.

Mojave Desert (noun)	Mojave (noun)
a desert area in southern California and western Arizona	the Yuman language spoken by the Mohave
	a desert area in southern California and western Arizona
	a member of the North American Indian people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona and Nevada and California