Jordan

Jor·dan

(jôr′dn)

A country of southwest Asia in northwest Arabia. Inhabited in ancient times by various Semitic peoples such as the Moabites and the Nabataeans, the area was conquered by the Romans (first century ad), 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.

Jor·da′ni·an (jôr-dā′nē-ən) adj. & n.

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Jordan

(ˈdʒɔːdən)

1. (Placename) 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 name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Former name (1922–49): Trans-Jordan

2. (Placename) 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

(ˈdʒɔːdən)

1. (Biography) Michael (Jeffrey). born 1963, US basketball player

2. (Biography) 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)

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Jor•dan

(ˈdʒɔr dn)

n.

1. Barbara Charline, 1936–96, U.S. political leader and educator.

2. David Starr, 1851–1931, U.S. biologist and educator.

3. Michael, born 1963, U.S. basketball player.

4. Official name, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. a kingdom in SW Asia, consisting of the former Transjordan and a part of Palestine that, since 1967, has been occupied by Israel. 4,561,147,; 37,264 sq. mi. (96,514 sq. km).Cap.: Amman.

5. a river in SW Asia, flowing from S Lebanon through the Sea of Galilee, then S between Israel and Jordan through W Jordan into the Dead Sea. 200 mi. (320 km) long.

Jor•da′ni•an (-ˈdeɪ ni ən) n., adj.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	Jordan - a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan Jordan River Canaan, Holy Land, Promised Land, Palestine - an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism
	2.	Jordan - an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan al-Asifa, al-Fatah, Fatah - a Palestinian political and military organization founded by Yasser Arafat in 1958 to work toward the creation of a Palestinian state; during the 1960s and 1970s trained terrorist and insurgent groups; "al-Fatah carried out numerous acts of international terrorism in western Europe and the Middle East in the 1970s" Black September Movement - a former Palestinian terrorist organization (now merged with Fatah Revolutionary Council) that assassinated the Prime Minister of Jordan and during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich killed 11 Israeli athletes Arab League - an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation Middle East, Mideast, Near East - the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization" Amman, capital of Jordan - the capital and largest city of Jordan Akaba, Al Aqabah, Aqaba - Jordan's port; located in southwestern Jordan on the Gulf of Aqaba Az Zarqa, Zarqa - city in northwestern Jordan Syrian Desert - a desert of northern Arabia occupying western Iraq, southern Syria, eastern Jordan, and northern Saudi Arabia Asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations Dead Sea - a saltwater lake on the border between Israel and Jordan; its surface in 1292 feet below sea level Jordanian - a native or inhabitant of Jordan

Translations

الأُرْدُنُّ

JordánskoJordán

Jordan

Jordanien Jordan

Ιορδανία Ιορδάνης

Jordanio

Jordania Jordán

JordaniaJordan

Jordanie JourdainJordan

ירדן

Jordan

JordánJordánia

JórdanJórdanía

Giordania Giordano

ヨルダン

요르단

Iordania

Iordania

Иордания Ярдена Иордан

Jordanija

JordanienJordan

ประเทศจอร์แดน

Ürdün

nước Jordan

约旦

Jordan

[ˈdʒɔːdn] N

1. (= country) → Jordania f

2. (= river) → Jordán m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

Jordan

[ˈdʒɔː^rd^ən] n

(= country) → Jordanie f
in Jordan → en Jordanie

(= river) → Jourdain m
the River Jordan → le Jourdain

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Jordan

n (= country) → Jordanien nt; (= river) → Jordan m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Jordan

[ˈdʒɔːdn] n (country) → la Giordania; (river) → Giordano

Jordan

→ الأُرْدُنُّ Jordánsko Jordan Jordanien Ιορδανία Jordania Jordania Jordanie Jordan Giordania ヨルダン 요르단 Jordanië Jordan Jordania Jordânia Иордания Jordanien ประเทศจอร์แดน Ürdün nước Jordan 约旦

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Thence the passengers could observe the vast extent of this interior sea, which is also called the Dead Sea, and into which flows an American Jordan. It is a picturesque expanse, framed in lofty crags in large strata, encrusted with white salt-- a superb sheet of water, which was formerly of larger extent than now, its shores having encroached with the lapse of time, and thus at once reduced its breadth and increased its depth.

Fishes are, of course, unable to live in it, and those which descend through the Jordan, the Weber, and other streams soon perish.

The travellers, then, were promenading, at three o'clock, about the streets of the town built between the banks of the Jordan and the spurs of the Wahsatch Range.

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So to the coast of Jordan he directs His easy steps, girded with snaky wiles, Where he might likeliest find this new-declared, This man of men, attested Son of God, Temptation and all guile on him to try-- So to subvert whom he suspected raised To end his reign on Earth so long enjoyed: But, contrary, unweeting he fulfilled The purposed counsel, pre-ordained and fixed, Of the Most High, who, in full frequence bright Of Angels, thus to Gabriel smiling spake:-- "Gabriel, this day, by proof, thou shalt behold, Thou and all Angels conversant on Earth With Man or men's affairs, how I begin To verify that solemn message late, On which I sent thee to the Virgin pure In Galilee, that she should bear a son, Great in renown, and called the Son of God.

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Jordan says that paths are left between the harems, and that as long as the holluschickie keep strictly to the path they are unmolested by the masters of the harem."

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From Joppa, Jerusalem, the River Jordan, the Sea of Tiberias, Nazareth, Bethany, Bethlehem, and other points of interest in the Holy Land can be visited, and here those who may have preferred to make the journey from Beirut through the country, passing through Damascus, Galilee, Capernaum, Samaria, and by the River Jordan and Sea of Tiberias, can rejoin the steamer.

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So to the Jews old Canaan stood, While Jordan rolled between.

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There were others, which made incessant mention of "Jordan's banks," and "Canaan's fields," and the "New Jerusalem;" for the negro mind, impassioned and imaginative, always attaches itself to hymns and expressions of a vivid and pictorial nature; and, as they sung, some laughed, and some cried, and some clapped hands, or shook hands rejoicingly with each other, as if they had fairly gained the other side of the river.

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Though it's true that leaks regarding various drafts of the deal involve softening but not ending the military occupation of the West Bank, the biggest loser from the deal may not be Palestine: it could very well be Jordan, which has a massive Palestinian population but has been sidelined from negotitions.

How Jordan Is Endangered by the Deal of the Century

Stevie doesn't like the way Jordan pushes people around, and she tells Jordan she wishes she was little like her so she could take her down.

Marsai Martin is Hollywood's newest Little big shot

Never stop hugging your as it's a world out Jordan Friends made contact with De Gea via Twitter and the Spain international responded by sending Jordan the gloves he wore for his 250th Premier League game, signed and with a personal message.

United star pays tribute to tragic keeper Jordan; 18-year-old said old trafford stopper was her 'inspiration'