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buran

[ boo-rahn ]

noun

  1. a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
  2. a violent storm with this wind.


buran

/ buːˈrɑːn; buːˈrɑː /

noun

  1. a blizzard, with the wind blowing from the north and reaching gale force
  2. a summer wind from the north, causing dust storms
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of buran1

1885–90; Russian, from Turkish (or other Turkic language) boran
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Word History and Origins

Origin of buran1

C19: from Russian, of Turkic origin; related to Kazan Tatar buran
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Example Sentences

Cold waves and warm waves are common, and blizzards resemble the buran or purga of Russia and Siberia.

This buran is apt to cause the loss of many lives, both of men and cattle.

The book contains the lives of very few women; but one of the privileged of her sex is Buran, who died in 884.

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