Jordan
Jordan1 definition
Jor·dan (jôrd'′n)
noun
a masculine and feminine name
Jordan2 definition
Jor·dan (jôrd′'n)
Jordan,
David Starr (stär) 1851-1931; U.S. educator & naturalist
Jordan3 definition
Jor·dan (jôrd′'n)
- river in the Near East, flowing from the Anti-Lebanon mountains south through the Sea of Galilee, through Jordan, into the Dead Sea: 200 mi (322 km)
- country in the Near East, east of Israel: 37,738 sq mi (97,741 sq km); pop. 2,133,000; cap. Ammanofficial name the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Related Forms:
- Jordanian Jor·da′·nian (jôr dā′nē ən) adjective, noun
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