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jordan
1[ jawr-dn ]
Jordan
2[ jawr-dn; French zhawr-dahn ]
noun
- Barbara Charline, 1936–96, U.S. politician.
- Da·vid Starr [dey, -vid , stahr], 1851–1931, U.S. biologist and educator.
- June, 1936–2002, U.S. poet, novelist, and essayist.
- Ma·rie En·ne·mond Ca·mille [m, a, -, ree, en, uh, -, mawn, k, a, -, mee, -y, uh], 1838–1922, French mathematician.
- Michael Jeffrey Air JordanHis Airness, born 1963, U.S. basketball player.
- Official_name Hash·e·mite King·dom of Jor·dan [hash, -, uh, -mahyt , king, -d, uh, m , uh, v , jawr, -dn]. a kingdom in southwest Asia, consisting of the former Transjordan and a part of Palestine that, since 1967, has been occupied by Israel. 37,264 square miles (96,514 square kilometers). : Amman.
- a river in southwest Asia, flowing from southern Lebanon through the Sea of Galilee, then south between Israel and Jordan through western Jordan into the Dead Sea. 200 miles (320 kilometers) long.
- a male given name.
Jordan
1/ ˈdʒɔːdən /
noun
- a kingdom in SW Asia: coextensive with the biblical Moab, Gilead, and Edom; made a League of Nations mandate and emirate under British control in 1922 and became an independent kingdom in 1946; territories west of the River Jordan and the Jordanian part of Jerusalem (intended to be part of an autonomous Palestine) were occupied by Israel after the war of 1967. It contains part of the Great Rift Valley and consists mostly of desert. Official language: Arabic. Official religion: (Sunni) Muslim. Currency: dinar. Capital: Amman. Pop: 6 482 081 (2013 est). Area: 89 185 sq km (34 434 sq miles) Official nameHashemite Kingdom of Jordan Former name (1922–49)Trans-Jordan
- the chief and only perennial river of Israel and Jordan, rising in several headstreams in Syria and Lebanon, and flowing south through the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea: occupies the N end of the Great Rift Valley system and lies mostly below sea level. Length: over 320 km (200 miles)
Jordan
2/ ˈdʒɔːdən /
noun
- JordanMichael (Jeffrey)1963MUSSPORT AND GAMES: basketball player Michael ( Jeffrey ). born 1963, US basketball player
- JordanNeil1950MIrishFILMS AND TV: directorWRITING: writer Neil. born 1950, Irish film director and writer; his films include The Company of Wolves (1984), Mona Lisa (1986), The Crying Game (1992), Michael Collins (1996), The End of the Affair (2000), and The Brave One (2007)
Jordan
- Monarchy in the Middle East , bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the northeast, Saudi Arabia to the east and south, and Israel to the west. Amman is its capital and largest city.
Notes
Other Words From
- an·ti-Jor·dan adjective
- Jor·da·ni·an [jawr-, dey, -nee-, uh, n], adjective noun
- pro-Jor·dan adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Second-year pro Jordan Whittington will take on a larger role for a team that is expected to pursue receivers in free agency and the draft.
The West Bank - land between Israel and the River Jordan - is home to an estimated three million Palestinians and half a million Jewish settlers.
Southwest CEO Robert Jordan cited shareholder value and revenue growth as reasons for the change.
Footage for a Simone Biles docuseries on Netflix has been submitted as evidence in court appeal to overturn decision that stripped Jordan Chiles of Olympic bronze medal.
No one could blame Jordan Chiles at this point for worrying that the International Olympic Committee will barge into her place and pry that infamous bronze medal from her fingers.
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