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JORDANIAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Jordanian mean?
• JORDANIAN (noun)
The noun JORDANIAN has 1 sense:
1. a native or inhabitant of Jordan
Familiarity information: JORDANIAN used as a noun is very rare.
• JORDANIAN (adjective)
The adjective JORDANIAN has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to or characteristic of Jordan or its people
Familiarity information: JORDANIAN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Jordan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Jordanian" is a kind of...):
Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)
Holonyms ("Jordanian" is a member of...):
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; Jordan (an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea)
Derivation:
Jordanian (of or relating to or characteristic of Jordan or its people)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of Jordan or its people
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
Jordanian archeological sites
Pertainym:
Jordan (an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea)
Derivation:
Jordan (an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea)
Jordanian (a native or inhabitant of Jordan)
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