单词 | jordanian |
释义 | Jordanianadj.n. A. adj. Of or pertaining to the Hashemite kingdom of the Jordan (see Jordan n.2), formerly Transjordan. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Near East, Middle East, and Asia Minor > [adjective] > Middle East > other Middle Eastern lands Syrian1537 Assyrian1591 Transjordanian1684 Iraqi1777 Syriatic1786 Assyriac1801 Oman1819 Aramaean1834 Omani1865 Transjordanian1922 Lebanese1926 Jordanian1950 Qatari1954 Emirati1989 1950 Encycl. Brit. Bk. of Year 371/1 On Aug. 26 the Jordanian minister in London announced that a firm of British irrigation engineers..were now engaged in drafting practical schemes of irrigation for the Jordan valley. 1953 Daily Tel. 10 Mar. 6/5 The refugees, sometimes aided by Jordanian..officials, ‘infiltrate’ into Israel. 1960 A. Ramati Rebel against Light v. 110 Then the Jordanian guns opened fire again, but this time at another part of the city. 1962 Oxf. Univ. Gaz. 9 Mar. 776/2 The British School in Jordanian Jerusalem, where a further lecture was given. 1969 Listener 6 Mar. 305/1 The dignity, pride, reticence..of the Jordanian and Palestinian Arab. B. n. A native or inhabitant of Jordan. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Near East, Middle East, or Asia Minor > native or inhabitant of Jordan > [noun] Jordanian1955 1955 Times 12 May 11/7 As totally inaccessible to Jordanians as Siberia or Tibet. 1959 Chambers's Encycl. XIII. 745/1 There is..a national guard, to which all Jordanians between 20 and 40 years of age are liable to be called for service. 1972 Guardian 11 Oct. 4/2 Jordanians, like Israelis, wanted..peace, the newscaster assured viewers. Derivatives ˈJordanize v. (transitive) to render Jordanian in character. ΚΠ 1972 Times 27 June 9/1 They asserted that the main aim of the ‘Israeli aggressors’ was to ‘Jordanize’ Lebanon. ˌJordaniˈzation n. ΚΠ 1970 Times 13 May 11/2 Israel hawks have often spoken of the ‘Jordanization’ of Lebanon. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1950 |
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