Jordan vs Transjordan - What's the difference?
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A country in the Middle East. Official name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
A river of the Middle East, mentioned in the Bible, that empties into the Dead Sea, and after which the country is named.
; in the Middle Ages given to children baptized with Jordan water brought by Crusaders.
* 1989 (Jeanette Winterson), Sexing the Cherry , Grove Press 1998, ISBN 0802135781, pages 3-4:
derived from the male given name.
used since mid-20th century.
A British protectorate established in 1921 east of the River Jordan, now forming the main part of the kingdom of Jordan.
As proper nouns the difference between jordan and transjordan
is that jordan is a country in the Middle East. Official name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan while Transjordan is a British protectorate established in 1921 east of the River Jordan, now forming the main part of the kingdom of Jordan.As a noun jordan
is a pot or vessel with a large neck, formerly used by physicians and alchemists.jordan
English
(wikipedia Jordan)Proper noun
(s)- I call him Jordan and it will do. He has no other name before or after. What was there to call him, fished as he was from the stinking Thames? A child can't be called Thames, no and not Nile either, for all his likeness to Moses. But I wanted to given him a river name, a name not bound to anything, just as the waters aren't bound to anything.