Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- Jordan Jordan prop. n.
A landlocked country of the Middle East, surrounded by
Israel, Iraq, Syria, and Saudi Arabia, and that area on the
west bank of the Jordan river which was once claimed by
Jordan, and is at present occupied by Israel and in part
governed by a Palestinian authority. It has a population of
4,212,152 (1996) in a total area of 89,213 sq km. The
population is predominantly Arab and Moslem. Officially known
as the {Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan}, it was formerly called
{Trans-Jordan} when occupied by the British. The government
is a constitutional monarchy, with King Hussein Bin Talal Al
Hashimi as its ruler since 2 May 1953. Jordan is a small
developing Arab country, having a Gross Domestic Product of
$19.3 billion in 1995. --CIA Factbook 1996.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
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Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan/Israel Mixed Armistice Commission — At the closing of the 1948 Arab Israeli War a Truce (General Armistice Agreement) was signed between Hashemite Jordan Kingdom and Israel on the 3 April 1949 [ [http://domino.un.org/unispal.nsf/9a798adbf322aff38525617b006d88d7/f03d55e48f77ab6985256… … Wikipedia
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan — noun an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea • Syn: ↑Jordan • Derivationally related forms: ↑Jordanian (for: ↑Jordan) • Members of this Region: ↑al Fatah, ↑Fatah … Useful english dictionary
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan — /hash euh muyt / official name of Jordan. * * * … Universalium
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan — noun The official name of Jordan … Wiktionary
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan — Hash′e•mite King′dom of Jor′dan [[t]ˈhæʃ əˌmaɪt[/t]] n. geg official name of Jordan 3) … From formal English to slang
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan — noun official name of Jordan (Jordan2 def. 1) …
JORDAN, HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF — (Ar. al mamlaka al Urdunniyya al Hashimiyya), an independent state in W. Asia, bordering on Israel and the West Bank of the Jordan River in the west, saudi arabia in the south and southeast, iraq in the east, and syria in the north. Transjordania … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jordan — prop. n. A landlocked country of the Middle East, surrounded by Israel, Iraq, Syria, and Saudi Arabia, and that area on the west bank of the Jordan river which was once claimed by Jordan, and is at present occupied by Israel and in part governed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jordan — Jordan1 [jôrd ′n] n. a masculine and feminine name Jordan2 [jôrd′ n] David Starr [stär] 1851 1931; U.S. educator & naturalist Jordan3 [jôrd′ n] 1. river in the Near East, flowing from the Anti Lebanon mountains south through the Sea of Galilee,… … English World dictionary
Jordan — Jordanian /jawr day nee euhn/, n., adj. /jawr dn/; for 3 also Fr. /zhawrdd dahonn /, n. 1. David Starr /stahr/, 1851 1931, U.S. biologist and educator. 2. June, born 1936, U.S. poet, novelist, and essayist. 3. Marie Ennemond Camille /mann rddee… … Universalium
