etesian

== English == === Etymology === From Latin etesius (“annual”), from Ancient Greek ἐτήσιος (etḗsios, “annual”), from ἔτος (étos, “year”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˈtiːzɪən/, /ɪˈtiːʒən/ === Adjective === etesian (not comparable) Pertaining to a dry north wind which blows in the eastern Mediterranean. , II.ii.3: Is it from those etesian winds, or melting of snow in the mountains under the Equator […], or from those great dropping perpetual showers […]? ==== Translations ==== === Noun === etesian (plural etesians) A dry north wind which blows in the eastern Mediterranean. ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== etesian on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Etesian Wind in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) === Anagrams === senaite