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harmattan

noun, har·mat·tan often capitalized \ˌhär-mə-ˈtan, här-ˈma-tən\

Definition of HARMATTAN

:  a dust-laden wind on the Atlantic coast of Africa in some seasons
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Origin of HARMATTAN

from or akin to Twi haramata
First Known Use: 1671

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