jordan — ozdic

Collocations

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ADJ.

beside, dead, little, main, other, replaced

The little jordan ran dry during the hot summer months.

VERB + JORDAN

asked, became, don't, elected, having, ought, part, said

She asked Jordan for directions to the nearest coffee shop yesterday afternoon.

JORDAN + NOUN

-, al-urdun, chairman, chairperson, country, hospital, john, river

The chairman of Jordan announced new economic reforms during the international conference.

PREP.

after, down, in, in, up

We waded down the jordan river on a hot summer afternoon.

ADV.

suddenly, then

Definitions

name

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A placename:

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Early the next morning I met with King Hussein of Jordan and then drove to the airport with the shah. All three of us agreed that we ought to give Sadat our support, and on the basis for a Middle East peace.

Ghamr and Baqura became part of Jordan after the country gained independence from Britain in 1946. The areas were later seized by Israel but eventually incorporated into a peace treaty between the two countries in 1994. The treaty included a long-term lease that would allow Israeli farmers to cultivate the land.

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noun

1

A vessel resembling a retort bulb or Florence flask with a truncated neck and flared mouth, used by medieval doctors and alchemists.

Make a good lute... and þerwiþ daub þi Iordan al aboute... and putte al þi mater in þe Iordan and hange it ouer þe fier by þe necke þᵗ þe glas be almoost an hond brede fro þe coolis.

2

A chamber pot.

2.Car. Why, you will allow vs ne're a Iourden, and then we leake in your Chimney: and your Chamber-lye breeds Fleas like a Loach.

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Example Bank

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Early the next morning I met with King Hussein of Jordan and then drove to the airport with the shah. All three of us agreed that we ought to give Sadat our support, and on the basis for a Middle East

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Ghamr and Baqura became part of Jordan after the country gained independence from Britain in 1946. The areas were later seized by Israel but eventually incorporated into a peace treaty between the two

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03

Man Wah Sun Chuen in Jordan is one of Hong Kong’s oldest private housing estates.

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04

Make a good lute... and þerwiþ daub þi Iordan al aboute... and putte al þi mater in þe Iordan and hange it ouer þe fier by þe necke þᵗ þe glas be almoost an hond brede fro þe coolis.

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2.Car. Why, you will allow vs ne're a Iourden, and then we leake in your Chimney: and your Chamber-lye breeds Fleas like a Loach.

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06

We elected Mr Jordan chairperson.

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Usage Notes

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