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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.
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Michael Jordan
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Jesus
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Bidet
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History of Israel
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Cory Booker
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