Read the sentence below from Chapter 1 and answer the question. Some years the harmattan was very severe and a dense haze hung o
n the atmosphere. What is the meaning of the underlined word harmattan? a dusty, dry wind a bird of prey the Earth goddess a fever, probably related to malaria
The harmattan refers to a particular season in the West African subcontinent. This season comes between the end of November and the middle of March, usually along with cold weather. The name refers to a dry and dusty wind that blows from the Sahara Desert over West Africa into the Gulf of Guinea.
