adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/d͡ʒɔːˈdeɪnɪən/
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General-American:/d͡ʒɔɹˈdeɪniən/
rhymes with -eɪniən
CMU ARPABET:JH AO2 R D EY1 N IY0 AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Pertaining to the work of Camille Jordan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A person from Jordan or of Jordanian descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to or characteristic of Jordan or its people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Jordanian archeological sites
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5
noun
Meaning 5
a native or inhabitant of Jordan
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Broader terms: Asian, Asiatic
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Jordan Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Jordanian From Jordan + -ian.
Across languages
Translations
84 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Jordanies
— of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
Arabic:
أُرْدُنِّيّ
(ʔurdunniyy)
— of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
Asturian:
xordanu
— of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
Bulgarian:
йордански
(jordanski)
— of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
Catalan:
jordà
— of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
Czech:
jordánský
— of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
Danish:
jordansk
— of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
Dutch:
Jordaans
— of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
Esperanto:
jordania
— of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
Finnish:
jordanialainen
— of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
French:
jordanien
— of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
Galician:
xordano
— of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
German:
jordanisch
— of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
Greek:
ιορδανικός
(iordanikós)
— of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
Hebrew:
ירדני \ יַרְדֵּנִי
(yardení)
— of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
Hindi:
जॉर्डनी
(jŏrḍanī)
— of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
Latin:
jordanicus
— of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
Latvian:
jordāniešu
— of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
Norwegian Bokmål:
jordansk
— of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
Norwegian Nynorsk:
jordansk
— of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
Polish:
jordański
— of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
Portuguese:
jordaniano
— of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
Romanian:
iordanian
— of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
Russian:
иорда́нский
(iordánskij)
— of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
Spanish:
jordano
— of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
Swahili:
Kiyordani
— of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
Swedish:
jordansk
— of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people