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harmattan definition

har·mat·tan (här′mə tan′)

noun

a dry, dusty wind that blows from the Sahara in N Africa toward the Atlantic, esp. from Nov. to March

Etymology: Sp harmatán < the native (Twi) name in W Africa

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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