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Boreas
Bo·re·as [ báwree əss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Greek god of north wind: in Greek mythology, the god who personified the north wind.
See also  Zephyrus
2. north wind: a wind that blows from the north ( literary )

[14th century. Via Latin< Greek]
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