San·ta An·a 1 (s n t n)1. also (sän  tä änä) A city of western El Salvador northwest of San Salvador. It is an important commercial, industrial, and processing center. Population: 164,000. 2. A city of southern California east of Long Beach in the fertile valley of the Santa Ana River, about 145 km (90 mi) long. Santa Ana is a manufacturing and trade center for a large metropolitan area. Population: 340,000. |
| San·ta An·a 2 (snt n) n. A strong dry hot wind blowing from the desert regions of southern California toward the Pacific coast usually in winter. [After the Santa Ana Canyon of southern California.] |
Santa Ana
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1. (Placename (Spanish)) a city in NW El Salvador: the second largest city in the country; coffee-processing industry. Pop.: 202 337 (1992)
2. (Placename) a city in SW California: commercial and processing centre of a rich agricultural region. Pop.: 337 977 (2000)
| Santa Ana (snt n) A strong, dry, hot wind that blows from the desert regions of southern California toward the Pacific coast, usually in winter. The Santa Ana wind occurs when a region of high pressure forms over the Great Basin (the high plateau east of the Sierra mountains and west of the Rocky mountains). The clockwise rotation of air around this high-pressure region forces air down from the plateau. As it descends, the air warms up and picks up speed. Because the wind is hot and dry, it contributes to the hazardous fire conditions of southern California. |
Santa Ana
a hot, dry, dust-bearing wind that blows from inland desert regions in southern California.
See also: Wind
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | Santa Ana - a strong hot dry wind that blows in winter from the deserts of southern California toward the Pacific Coast air current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" |
| 2. |  Santa Ana - Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War (1795-1876) | |
| 3. | Santa Ana - a city in southern California to the east of Long Beach Calif., California, Golden State, CA - a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes | |
| 4. | Santa Ana - a city in western El Salvador |
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