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Mećava (surname)
Mećava ( sr-Cyrl, Мећава, ), is a Serbs, Serbian surname and literally means ''snowstorm''. It's mostly found in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. The vast majority of bearers of the surname are Eastern Orthodox (Serbian Orthodox Church) and declare as ethnic Serbs, although there are some Catholics (Croats) with the surname. Most of the Orthodox maintain the tradition of slava (patron saint veneration), ''slava'' (patron saint veneration) of Saint George (''Đurđevdan''). It may refer to the following people: * Mile Mećava (1915–1942), a Bosnian Serb farmer, Yugoslav Partisans, Partisan and a hero from World War II in Yugoslavia, World War II. * Petar Mećava (1914–1944), a Croatian Serb military officer and a hero from World War II in Yugoslavia, World War II. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mecava Surnames Surnames of Croatian origin Surnames of Serbian origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowstorm
A winter storm is an event in which wind coincides with varieties of precipitation that only occur at freezing temperatures, such as snow, Rain and snow mixed, mixed snow and rain, or freezing rain. In temperate continental climates, these storms are not necessarily restricted to the winter season, but may occur in the late autumn and early spring as well. A snowstorm with strong winds and other conditions meeting certain criteria is called a blizzard. Formation Winter storms are formed when moist air rises up into the atmosphere, creating Low-pressure area, low pressure near the ground and clouds up in the air. The air can also be pushed upwards by hills or large mountains. The upward motion is called Lift (force), lift. The moisture is collected by the wind from large bodies of water, such as a big lake or the ocean. If temperature is below freezing, , near the ground and up in the clouds, precipitation will fall as snow, ice, rain and snow mixed (sleet), ice pellets or eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
