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föhn

Pronunciation: /fəːn/

(also foehn)

Definition of föhn

noun

(often the föhn)

a hot southerly wind on the northern slopes of the Alps.
(also föhn wind) Meteorology a warm dry southerly wind developing in the lee of any mountain range.