Jordan

UK: /ˈdʒɔː^rd^ən/

US: 'Jordan': ( jôr′dn; for 3 also Fr. zhôr dän′); 'jordan': ( jôr′dn)

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Jordan / ˈdʒɔːd^ən/ noun

1. 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: 9 702 353 (2017 est). Area: 89 185 sq km (34 434 sq miles)
   Official name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
   Former name (1922–49): Trans-Jordan
2. the chief and only perennial river of Israel, the West Bank, 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 / ˈdʒɔːd^ən/ noun

1. Michael (Jeffrey). born 1963, US basketball player
2. 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  ( jôr′dn), n. [Brit. Dial.]

1. British Terms See chamber pot. 

• Middle English jurdan urinal, perh. after Jordan, the river, by coarse jesting 1350–1400

Jor•dan  ( jôr′dn; for 3 also Fr. zhôr dän′), n. 

David Starr  (stär), 1851–1931, U.S. biologist and educator.
1. Biographical June, born 1936, U.S. poet, novelist, and essayist.
Ma•rie En•ne•mond Ca•mille  (ma rē′ en^ə môn′ ka mē′y^ə), 1838–1922, French mathematician.
2. Place Names 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. 4,324,638; 37,264 sq. mi. (96,514 sq. km). Cap.: Amman.
3. Place Names 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.
4. a male given name.

Jor•da•ni•an  ( jôr dā′nē ən), n., adj.