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bu⋅ran

[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.
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bu·ran   (bōō-rän')   
n.  A violent windstorm of the Eurasian steppes, accompanied in summer by dust and in winter by snow.

[Russian, probably from Tatar.]
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