English Explanatory Dictionary

Ammon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An ancient nation occupying the east of the Jordan River, between the torrent valleys of Arnon and Jabbok, in present-day Jordan.
  2. A community in Moncton Parish, New Brunswick, Canada.
  3. A city in Bonneville County, Idaho.
  4. An unincorporated community in Bladen County, North Carolina.
  5. An unincorporated community in Amelia County, Virginia.
name
  1. Alternative form of Amun.
name
  1. Obsolete form of the Almond: a river in Scotland.

Pronunciation

/ˈæm.ən/ [ˈɛə̯mɪ̈n] LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-Ammon.wav

Word forms

Ammon the Ammon

Etymology

From Hebrew עַמּוֹן (ammon), from the root ע־מ־ם.

Derived words

Ammonite Ammonitish Ammon's horn
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