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Harmattan

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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the name of a hot dry parching wind that blows during December, January and February on the coast of Upper Guinea, bringing a high dense haze of red dust which darkens the air. The natives smear their bodies with oil or fat while this parching wind is blowing.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Harmattan'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​h/harmattan.html. 1910.
 
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