santa ana Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a strong hot dry wind that blows in winter from the deserts of southern California toward the Pacific Coast
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noun 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)
Santa Anna; Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna; Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana.
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noun a city in southern California to the east of Long Beach
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noun a city in western El Salvador