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hamsin

hamsin is the alternative form of khamsin.

Meaning of khamsin

Noun

khamsin (plural khamsins)

  1. A hot, dry wind, common in Egypt, Sudan and the Levant towards the end of March and April, which blows (for about 50 days each year) from the desert, bringing with it hot weather and sand / sandstorms.
    • That second spring the khamseen was worse than I have ever known it before or since.1957, Lawrence Durrell, Justine, Faber, published 1968, page 121
    Synonyms:
    khamaseen

Forms of hamsin

pluralhamsins

Questions about hamsin

What is hamsin the alternative form of?
Hamsin is the alternative form of khamsin.

Words near hamsin in the dictionary

  1. Hamshire
  2. hamsick
  3. hamsicks
  4. hamsicle
  5. hamsilog
  6. hamsin
  7. hamsins
  8. Hamson
  9. Hamstall Ridware
  10. hamsteak
  11. hamsteaks

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