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jordan

/ˈd͡ʒɔɹdən/

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What does jordan mean?

proper noun

  1. 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.
  2. A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Capital and largest city: Amman.
  3. The name of other rivers around the world, listed under Jordan River (disambiguation).
More meanings (25)

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Daviess County, Indiana.
  2. An unincorporated community in Morgan Township, Owen County, Indiana.
  3. An unincorporated community in Boone County, Iowa.
  4. An unincorporated community in Fulton County, Kentucky.
  5. A city in Scott County, Minnesota.
  6. A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  7. An unincorporated community in Hickory County, Missouri.
  8. A small town, the county seat of Garfield County, Montana.
  9. A village in Onondaga County, New York.
  10. An unincorporated community in Johnston County, North Carolina.
  11. An unincorporated community in Linn County, Oregon.
  12. A town in Green County, Wisconsin.
  13. An unincorporated community in Hull, Portage County, Wisconsin.
  14. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Jordan Township.
  15. A community in Lincoln, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.
  16. A small suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4092).
  17. An area of Yau Tsim Mong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
  18. A barangay of Sinait, Ilocos Sur, Philippines.
  19. A municipality, the capital of Guimaras, Philippines.
  20. A barangay of Villaba, Leyte, Philippines.
  21. A male given name from Hebrew; in the Middle Ages given to children baptized with Jordan water brought by crusaders.
  22. A female given name from Hebrew, of mid-20th century and later usage.
  23. A surname transferred from the given name derived from the male given name.

noun

  1. (obsolete) A vessel resembling a retort bulb or Florence flask with a truncated neck and flared mouth, used by medieval doctors and alchemists.
  2. (obsolete) A chamber pot.

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IPA pronunciation

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Her first glance was at the river, which lay, like Jordan, between her and the Canaan of liberty on the other side.
Harriet Beecher StoweUncle Tom's CabinProject Gutenberg ebook #203
Miss Jordan had taken a good deal of interest in him, and invited him to her house, where he met other artists.
D. H. (David Herbert) LawrenceSons and LoversProject Gutenberg ebook #217
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He settled in the land upon Lebanon, eastward and westward from the border of the Jordan and the border of the sea.
Louis GinzbergThe Legends of the Jews — Volume 1Translated by Henrietta SzoldProject Gutenberg ebook #1493
Why, they will allow us ne’er a jordan, and then we leak in your chimney, and your chamber-lye breeds fleas like a loach.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
Fishes are, of course, unable to live in it, and those which descend through the Jordan, the Weber, and other streams soon perish.
Jules VerneAround the World in Eighty DaysTranslated by George M. (George Makepeace) TowleProject Gutenberg ebook #103