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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A dry cold northerly wind that blows in squalls toward the Mediterranean coast of southern France.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. In southern France and vicinity, a cold and dry northwest wind which blows in furious gusts from time to time in much of that region, notably in winter. The mistral derives its peculiar properties from the character of the country over which it blows; it extends from the mouth of the Ebro to the Gulf of Genoa, but is strongest and most frequent over Provence, and especially in the delta of the Rhone. Also written maestral.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. A violent and cold northwest wind experienced in the Mediterranean provinces of France, etc.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a strong north wind that blows in France during the winter

Etymologies

  1. French mistral, from Occitan maestral, compare Catalan mestral, from Late Latin magistralis, from Latin magister. (Wiktionary)
  2. French, from Provençal maestral, from Old Provençal, from Late Latin magistrālis, of a master, from Latin magister, master. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “Francemetropolitan France: generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral”

    Climate

  • “Climate: metropolitan France: generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral”

    France

  • “Note: largest West European nation; occasional warm tropical wind known as mistral”

    The 1995 CIA World Factbook

  • “Geographic note: largest West European nation; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral”

    The 1996 CIA Factbook

  • “France: generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral”

    The 2001 CIA World Factbook

  • “France generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral”

    The 2004 CIA World Factbook

  • “Climate: generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral”

    The 2004 CIA World Factbook

  • “Geography -- note: largest West European nation; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral”

    The 1999 CIA Factbook

  • “Geography - note: largest West European nation; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral”

    The 2000 CIA World Factbook

  • “The mistral is the better known, and it blasts down the Rhone valley for about 3 days at a time.”

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