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单词 transjordanian
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Transjordaniann.adj.

Brit. /trɑːnzdʒɔːˈdeɪnɪən/, /tranzdʒɔːˈdeɪnɪən/, /trɑːnsdʒɔːˈdeɪnɪən/, /transdʒɔːˈdeɪnɪən/, U.S. /ˌtrænzˌdʒɔrˈdeɪniən/, /ˌtræn(t)sˌdʒɔrˈdeɪniən/
Forms: 1600s trans-Iordanian, 1700s– Transjordanian.
Origin: From a proper name, combined with English elements. Etymons: trans- prefix, proper name Jordan , -ian suffix.
Etymology: < trans- prefix + the name of the River Jordan (see Jordan n.2) + -ian suffix.Compare post-classical Latin transiordanianus of or relating to the region east of the River Jordan (1610 or earlier), person who resides to the east of the River Jordan (1629 or earlier), Transiordania the region east of the River Jordan (1629 or earlier), trans-Iordanius of or relating to that region (1700 or earlier). In senses A. 2 and B. 2 after Transjordan, the former name of a British Mandate territory comprising modern Jordan (1922 or earlier).
A. n.
1. In biblical contexts: a person who resides to the east of the River Jordan.Of the twelve Tribes of Israel, the Gad, the Reuben, and half of the Manasseh resided to the east of the River Jordan.
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1618 N. Byfield Direct. Priuate Reading Script. (ed. 2) 34 The dimission of the trans-Iordanians.
1856 Conquest of Canaan 9 in Libr. Biblical Lit. IV The nation was thus defended at once by the river and by the transjordanians.
2011 Vetus Testamentum 61 514 One may compare the succor (a long list of delicacies) that Transjordanians offer David and his famished people when they were fleeing from Absalom.
2. A native or inhabitant of Transjordan, a territory to the east of the River Jordan. Now historical.The Emirate of Transjordan (also known as Transjordania) was established under British mandate in 1921, and was briefly named the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan following independence (1946–9). It is now known as Jordan.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Near East, Middle East, or Asia Minor > native or inhabitant of Jordan > [noun] > parts of
Transjordanian1922
1922 Scotsman 19 Apr. 9/2 All Trans-Jordanians are excitedly professing anti-French sentiments.
1979 R. Thomas Eighth Dwarf xxvi. 251 The Jews are going to have to fight..the Syrians and the Egyptians and..the Transjordanians.
2007 Middle Eastern Stud. 43 32 During the treaty talks with the Transjordanians, the supply of weapons to the Legion was a major question.
B. adj.
1. Of or relating to the land to the east of the River Jordan.
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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
1684 in tr. J. Lightfoot Wks. II. 4th Table sig. gv/1 Whether the Transjordanian Country was ever called Galilee.
1707 W. Nicholls Paraphr. Psalter or Psalms David sig. Ffv The Hermonim, or Hermonese, were a People in the Transjordanian Country.
1877 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 6 151 In the Transjordanian region the soil is largely mingled with volcanic debris.
2015 Z. Farber Images of Joshua in Bible & their Reception (2016) i. 31 Joshua speaks privately with the Transjordanian tribes, reminding them of the deal they made with Moses.
2. Of or relating to Transjordan, a territory to the east of the River Jordan. Now historical.
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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
1922 G. Bell Let. 18 Dec. (1927) II. xxii. 660 The conquest of Hayil..will bring Ibn Saud into the theatre of trans-Jordanian politics.
1965 M. Spark Mandelbaum Gate iv. 97 He disliked the Lebanese and wished all the Arabs were Palestinian or Transjordanian.
2014 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 4 July 14 It would investigate the Transjordanian allegations that a number of Arabs had been shot.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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