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mistral definition

mis·tral (mi sträl′, mis′trəl)

noun

a cold, dry north wind that blows over the Mediterranean coast of France and nearby regions

Etymology: Fr < Prov, lit., master-wind < L magistralis < magister, master

Mistral definition

Mis·tral (mēs träl′)

  1. Mistral, Frédéric (frā dā rēk′) 1830-1914; Fr. Provençal poet
  2. (mēs trȧl′)
    Mistral, Gabriela (gä′brē ā′lä) (born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga) 1889-1957; Chilean poet

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