Definitions for jordanˈdʒɔr dn

Jor•danˈdʒɔr dn(n.)

Barbara Charline,1936–96, U.S. political leader and educator.
Category: Biography
David Starr, 1851–1931, U.S. biologist and educator.
Category: Biography
Michael,born 1963, U.S. basketball player.
Category: Biography
Category: Geography (places)
Ref: Official name, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.; Cap.: Amman.
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.
Category: Geography (places)

Jor•da′ni•an-ˈdeɪ ni ən(n.; adj.)

Jordan, Jordan River(noun)
a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan(noun)
an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea

Jordan(ProperNoun)
A country in the Middle East. Official name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
Jordan(ProperNoun)
A river of the Middle East, mentioned in the Bible, that empties into the Dead Sea, and after which the country is named.
Jordan(ProperNoun)
; in the Middle Ages given to children baptized with Jordan water brought by Crusaders.
Jordan(ProperNoun)
derived from the male given name.
Jordan(ProperNoun)
used since mid-20th century.

Origin: ירדן, Jordan (originally the river).

Jordan
a river of Palestine, which rises on the western side of Mount Hermon, and flows S. below Cæsarea-Philippi within banks, after which it expands into lagoons that collect at length into a mass in Lake Merom (Huleh), 2 m. below which it plunges into a gorge and rushes on for 9 m. in a torrent, till it collects again in the Sea of Galilee to lose itself finally in the Dead Sea after winding along a distance of 65 m. as the crow flies; at its rise it is 1080 ft. above and at the Dead Sea 1300 ft. below the sea-level.

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