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What does harmattan mean?

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  1. A dry and dusty wind which blows from the Sahara over the Atlantic coast of West Africa in December, January and February, being a hot wind in some areas and a cold wind in others.
  2. A season which spans the period in which the harmattan wind blows.
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The savanna lands of the northern regions face harmattan winds for four months each year.
In winter and spring, when they are strongest, they are known as the harmattan.
The result is that pupils know more about the Seine than the Niger, or about the mistral than the harmattan.
In winter the drying harmattan wind blows from the interior.
During the harmattan, a cool, dusty wind from the Sahara grays the skies.
In the dry season the harmattan, a hot, dry wind, blows from the northeast from December to March.

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