noun
1. a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
• Syn: ↑Jordan River
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑river
• Part Holonyms: ↑Palestine, ↑Canaan, ↑Holy Land, ↑Promised Land
2. an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea
• Syn: ↑Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Jordanian
• Members of this Region: ↑al-Fatah, ↑Fatah, ↑al-Asifa, ↑Black September Movement
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑Asian country, ↑Asian nation
• Member Holonyms: ↑Arab League
• Part Holonyms: ↑Middle East, ↑Mideast, ↑Near East, ↑Asia
• Member Meronyms: ↑Jordanian
• Part Meronyms:
↑Amman, ↑capital of Jordan, ↑Al Aqabah, ↑Aqaba, ↑Akaba, ↑Az Zarqa, ↑Zarqa, ↑Syrian Desert, ↑Dead Sea
Useful english dictionary. 2012.