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bu·ran  (b-rän)
n.
A violent windstorm of the Eurasian steppes, accompanied in summer by dust and in winter by snow.
[Russian, probably from Tatar.]
buran [buːˈrɑːn], bura [buːˈrɑː]
n (in central Asia)
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a blizzard, with the wind blowing from the north and reaching gale force
2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a summer wind from the north, causing dust storms
[from Russian, of Turkic origin; related to Kazan Tatar buran]
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