English Explanatory Dictionary

Transjordan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The region located east of the Jordan River.
  2. A British protectorate established in 1921 east of the River Jordan, now forming the main part of the kingdom of Jordan.

Word forms

Transjordan Trans-Jordan Transjordania Trans-Jordania

Etymology

From trans- + Jordan.

Antonyms

Cisjordan

Related words

Palestine

Derived words

Transjordanian
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