Meaning of Jordan | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A placename:
   countable, uncountable
2. A river in West Asia in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan.
   countable, uncountable
3. A vessel resembling a retort bulb or Florence flask with a truncated neck and flared mouth, used by medieval doctors and alchemists.
   obsolete
4. A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Capital and largest city: Amman.
   countable, uncountable
5. A chamber pot.
   obsolete
6. The name of other rivers around the world, listed under Jordan River (disambiguation).
   countable, uncountable
7. A number of places in the United States:
   countable, uncountable
8. An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Daviess County, Indiana.
   countable, uncountable
9. An unincorporated community in Morgan Township, Owen County, Indiana.
   countable, uncountable
10. An unincorporated community in Boone County, Iowa.
    countable, uncountable
11. An unincorporated community in Fulton County, Kentucky.
    countable, uncountable
12. A city in Scott County, Minnesota.
    countable, uncountable
13. A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
    countable, uncountable
14. An unincorporated community in Hickory County, Missouri.
    countable, uncountable
15. A small town, the county seat of Garfield County, Montana.
    countable, uncountable
16. A village in Onondaga County, New York.
    countable, uncountable
17. An unincorporated community in Johnston County, North Carolina.
    countable, uncountable
18. An unincorporated community in Linn County, Oregon.
    countable, uncountable
19. A town in Green County, Wisconsin.
    countable, uncountable
20. An unincorporated community in Hull, Portage County, Wisconsin.
    countable, uncountable
21. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Jordan Township.
    countable, uncountable
22. A community in Lincoln, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.
    countable, uncountable
23. A small suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4092).
    countable, uncountable
24. An area of Yau Tsim Mong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
    countable, uncountable
25. Places in the Philippines:
    countable, uncountable
26. A barangay of Sinait, Ilocos Sur, Philippines.
    countable, uncountable
27. A municipality, the capital of Guimaras, Philippines.
    countable, uncountable
28. A barangay of Villaba, Leyte, Philippines.
    countable, uncountable
29. A unisex given name from Hebrew.
    countable, uncountable
30. A male given name from Hebrew; in the Middle Ages given to children baptized with Jordan water brought by crusaders.
    countable, uncountable
31. A female given name from Hebrew, of mid-20th century and later usage.
    countable, uncountable
32. A surname transferred from the given name derived from the male given name.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Early the next morning I met with King Hussein of Jordan and then drove to the airport with the shah. All three of us agreed that we ought to give Sadat our support, and on the basis for a Middle East peace.”

“Ghamr and Baqura became part of Jordan after the country gained independence from Britain in 1946. The areas were later seized by Israel but eventually incorporated into a peace treaty between the two countries in 1994. The treaty included a long-term lease that would allow Israeli farmers to cultivate the land.”

“Man Wah Sun Chuen in Jordan is one of Hong Kong’s oldest private housing estates.”

“At least five people have died and over 30 have been injured after a fire broke out in a building in Jordan on Wednesday morning.”

“I call him Jordan and it will do. He has no other name before or after. What was there to call him, fished as he was from the stinking Thames? A child can't be called Thames, no and not Nile either, for all his likeness to Moses. But I wanted to give him a river name, a name not bound to anything, just as the waters aren't bound to anything.”

“Jordan Gee, 37, of Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, was charged with three felony counts of threats against the president and one count of interstate threats, according to the Justice Department.”

“Make a good lute... and þerwiþ daub þi Iordan al aboute... and putte al þi mater in þe Iordan and hange it ouer þe fier by þe necke þᵗ þe glas be almoost an hond brede fro þe coolis.”

“2.Car. Why, you will allow vs ne're a Iourden, and then we leake in your Chimney: and your Chamber-lye breeds Fleas like a Loach.”

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