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Jordan
biographical name Jor·dan \ˈjȯr-dən\
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David Starr 1851–1931 Am. biol. & educ.
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Jordan
biographical name
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Michael (Jeffrey) 1963– Am. basketball player
Jordan
geographical name Jor·dan \ˈjȯr-dən\
Definition of JORDAN
1
river cen Utah flowing from Utah Lake N into Great Salt Lake
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river 200 miles (322 kilometers) SW Asia flowing from Anti-Lebanon Mountains S through Sea of Galilee into Dead Sea
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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 \jȯr-ˈdā-nē-ən\ adjective or noun
JORDAN Defined for Kids
Jordan
geographical name Jor·dan \ˈjȯr-dən\
Definition of JORDAN for Kids
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country SW Asia in NW Arabian Peninsula; capital, Amman
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