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English

Etymology
French, from Provençal, from Latin magistralus ‘magistral’.

Pronunciation
IPA|/mɪ'stɹɑ:l/

Noun
en-noun

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

#:*1973, The mistral had been blowing for three days now and the sea showed more white than blue — Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise

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• 2007-07-22 20:03 - Connel MacKenzie - [[User:Connel MacKenzie/Format|mfmt]], {{infl}} (en)

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