Its name means "waterless place" in Mongolian (4)

I believe the answer is:

gobi

(Other definitions for gobi that I've seen before include "Desert in central Asia" , "Mongolian expanse" , "Sandy area" , "Desert in east Asia" , "Desert, mostly in Mongolia" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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