English Explanatory Dictionary

Jordan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  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.
  3. A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Capital and largest city: Amman.
  4. The name of other rivers around the world, listed under Jordan River (disambiguation).
  5. A number of places in the United States:
  6. An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Daviess County, Indiana.
  7. An unincorporated community in Morgan Township, Owen County, Indiana.
  8. An unincorporated community in Boone County, Iowa.
  9. An unincorporated community in Fulton County, Kentucky.
  10. A city in Scott County, Minnesota.
  11. A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  12. An unincorporated community in Hickory County, Missouri.
noun
  1. A vessel resembling a retort bulb or Florence flask with a truncated neck and flared mouth, used by medieval doctors and alchemists.
  2. A chamber pot.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒɔːdən/ /ˈd͡ʒɔɹdən/ /ˈd͡ʒɝdən/ /ˈd͡ʒɝdn̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Jordan.wav en-us-Jordan.ogg

Word forms

Jordan Jordans iurdan iurdane iurdone yordan iourden iorden jurdon jordon jourdon jordain jurden jourdan jorden

Etymology

From Latin Iordanēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén, “Jordan (river)”). Doublet of Yarden. The area in Hong Kong is named after Jordan station, which is named after Jordan Road, which in turn is named after Sir John Jordan.

Synonyms

jordan-pot

Related words

Countries of the world

Derived words

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Jordan almond Jordan block Jordan curve Jordanesque Jordanian Jordanianism Jordanianness Jordan matrix Jordan network Jordan rule Jordan Springs Michael Jordan South Jordan jordan-pot

Translations

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܝܘܼܪܕܢܵܢ Basque: Txurdan Bulgarian: Йордан Catalan: Jordà Chinese Cantonese: 佐敦 Chinese Mandarin: 喬丹 /乔丹 Dutch: Jordaan Dutch: Jordan Esperanto: Jordano Esperanto: Jordana French: Jordan French: Jourdain German: Jordan German: Jordana Greek: Ιορδάνης Greek: Ιορδάνα Hebrew: יַרְדֵּן Hungarian: Jordán Inuktitut: ᔪᐊᑕᓐ Italian: Giordano Italian: Giordana Latin: Iordanēs Latin: Jordanēs Latin: Iordanus Latin: Jordanus Latvian: Džordans Macedonian: Јордан Marathi: जॉर्डन Middle English: Judd Occitan: Jordan Portuguese: Jordão Portuguese: Jordana Romanian: Iordan Russian: Джо́рдан Russian: Иордан Spanish: Jordán Ukrainian: Джо́рдан Ukrainian: Йорда́н Vietnamese: Gioóc-đan
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