Jordanian

Jor·dan  (jôrdn) A country of southwest Asia in northwest Arabia. Inhabited since biblical times, the area was conquered by the Romans (first century a.d.), Arabs (seventh century), and Ottoman Turks, who held it from 1516 until World War I. As Transjordan the country became part of the British mandate of Palestine in 1920, gaining independence in 1946. It was renamed Jordan in 1949 after acquiring the West Bank, which it later renounced in 1974. Amman is the capital and the largest city. Population: 6,050,000. Jor·dani·an (jôr-dn-n) adj. & n.

Jordan

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Jordan, Barbara Charline 1936-1996.

American politician. An eloquent spokesperson for the rights of poor people and minority groups, she served as a U.S. representative for Texas (1973-1979).

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Jordan, Michael Jeffrey Born 1963.

American basketball player. A guard with the Chicago Bulls (1985-1993, 1995-1999) he holds a National Basketball Association record for most seasons leading the league in scoring, and was named the NBA's most valuable player four times.

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Jordanian [dʒɔːˈdeɪnɪən]

adj

(Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) of or relating to Jordan or its inhabitants

n

(Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Jordan

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Jordanian - a native or inhabitant of Jordan     Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Jordan - an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia
Adj.	1.	Jordanian - of or relating to or characteristic of Jordan or its people; "Jordanian archeological sites"

Translations

Jordanian [dʒɔːˈdeɪnɪən]

A. ADJ → jordano

B. N → jordano/a m/f

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Jordanian [dʒɔː^rˈdeɪniən]

adj → jordanien(ne)

n → Jordanien(ne) m/f
joss stick [ˈdʒɒsstɪk] n → bâton m d'encens

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Jordanian [dʒɔːˈdeɪnɪən] adj & n → giordano/a

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Jordanian → أردنى, أٌردُني Jordánec, jordánský jordaner, jordansk Jordanier, jordanisch ιορδανικός, Ιορδανός jordano jordanialainen Jordanien Jordanac, jordanski giordano ヨルダンの, ヨルダン人 요르단 사람, 요르단의 Jordaans, Jordaniër jordaner, jordansk Jordańczyk, jordański jordaniano, jordano иорданец, иорданский jordanier, jordansk เกี่ยวกับประเทศจอร์แดน, ชาวจอร์แดน Ürdün, Ürdünlü người Jordan, thuộc Jordan 约旦人, 约旦的