| Noun | 1. | Santa Ana - a strong hot dry wind that blows in winter from the deserts of southern California toward the Pacific Coastair current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" | |
| 2. | Santa Ana - 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) | |
| 3. | Santa Ana - a city in southern California east of Long Beachcity, metropolis, urban center - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city" | |
| 4. | Santa Ana - a city in western El Salvadorcity, metropolis, urban center - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city" | |