santa ana meaning and definition

SANTA ANA noun

Definition of Santa Ana (noun)

1. a strong hot dry wind that blows in winter from the deserts of southern California toward the Pacific Coast
2. 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)
   • synonyms: Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Santa Anna
3. a city in southern California to the east of Long Beach
4. a city in western El Salvador