Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: jordan
IPA transcription: [dʒ'ɔɹdən]
Pronunciations of jordan
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Jordan, Hashemite_Kingdom_of_Jordan
    Meaning: an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea
  • Synonyms: Jordan, Jordan_River
    Meaning: a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
Usage examples
  • By David Starr Jordan
  • Geoffrey and Jordan, to meet it.
  • A WORLD-FAMOUS RIVER--THE JORDAN
  • The River Jordan runs very swiftly.
  • At the mouth of the Jordan one can see dead fish floating on the water.
  • The damage to the buildings is estimated by President Jordan to amount to about $4,000,000.
  • This is spoken of in the Bible as "the waters of Merom." From the southern end of this lake the Jordan begins.
  • While the Jordan as well as other smaller streams flow continually into the Dead Sea, it is said that it never raises an inch.
  • At the fords of the Jordan I waded out into the stream but the current was so swift that I did not attempt to go entirely across.
  • Yet was it not long afterward when Antiochus overcame Scopas, in a battle fought at the fountains of Jordan, and destroyed a great part of his army.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Michael Jordan, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Jesus, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Bidet, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording History of Israel, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Cory Booker, License CC BY-SA 4.0