Monsoon definition
An example of a monsoon is a storm that causes heavy flooding and extreme wind damage.
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Noun
Origin of monsoon
- Obsolete Dutch monssoen from Portuguese monção from Arabic mawsim season from wasama to mark wsm in Semitic roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Obsolete Dutch monssoen from Portuguese monção from Arabic mawsim season from wasama to mark wsm in Semitic roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Arabic موسم (mausim, “season"), from وسم (wásama, “to mark, to brand"), through Portuguese monção and Dutch moesson.
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