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Definition of Jordan in English: Jordanproper nounˈdʒɔːd(ə)nˈdʒɔrdən 1A country in the Middle East, east of the River Jordan; population 7,600,000 (estimated 2015); official language, Arabic; capital, Amman. Romans, Arabs, Crusaders, and Turks dominated the area successively until it was made a British protectorate in 1916 and achieved independence in 1946. During the war of 1948–9 that followed the establishment of the state of Israel, Jordan took over the area of the West Bank; this was recovered by Israel in the Six Day War of 1967, after which many Palestinian refugees entered the country. A peace treaty with Israel was signed in 1994, ending an official state of war between the two countries Official name Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 2A river flowing southward for 320 km (200 miles) from the Anti-Lebanon Mountains through the Sea of Galilee into the Dead Sea. John the Baptist baptized Christ in the River Jordan. It is regarded as sacred not only by Christians but also by Jews and Muslims.
Rhymes Auden, broaden, cordon, Gordon, Hordern, warden Definition of Jordan in US English: Jordanproper nounˈjôrdənˈdʒɔrdən 1A country in the Middle East, east of the River Jordan; population 7,600,000 (estimated 2015); official language, Arabic; capital, Amman. Romans, Arabs, Crusaders, and Turks dominated the area successively until it was made a British protectorate in 1916 and achieved independence in 1946. During the war of 1948–9 that followed the establishment of the state of Israel, Jordan took over the area of the West Bank; this was recovered by Israel in the Six Day War of 1967, after which many Palestinian refugees entered the country. A peace treaty with Israel was signed in 1994, ending an official state of war between the two countries Official name Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 2A river that flows south for 200 miles (320 km) from the Anti-Lebanon Mountains through the Sea of Galilee into the Dead Sea. John the Baptist baptized Jesus Christ in the River Jordan. It is regarded as sacred not only by Christians but also by Jews and Muslims. |