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Jordan


Jor·dan

geographical name \ˈjr-dən\

Definition of JORDAN

1
river cen Utah flowing from Utah Lake N into Great Salt Lake
2
river 200 miles (322 kilometers) SW Asia flowing from Anti-Lebanon Mountains S through Sea of Galilee into Dead Sea
3
or formerly Trans·jor·dan \(ˌ)tran(t)s-, (ˌ)tranz-\ country SW Asia Amman area 34,575 square miles (89,549 square kilometers), pop 5,100,981
Jor·da·ni·an \jr-ˈdā-nē-ən\ adjective or noun

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