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jordan

Syllables: jor·danUK/ˈd͡ʒɔːdən//ˈd͡ʒɔɹdən/

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

Noun

jordan (plural jordans)

  1. (obsolete) 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.15th c., Sloane MS. 73, p. 133
  2. (obsolete) 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.c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
    Synonyms:
    jordan-pot

Proper noun capitalized: Jordan

Jordan (countable and uncountable, plural Jordans)

  1. A river in West Asia in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan.
  2. A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Capital and largest city: Amman.
    • 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.2011 [1978 January 1], Jimmy Carter, White House Diary, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 159
    • 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...2019 November 10, “Jordan reclaims 'every inch' of land leased to Israeli farmers”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 11 Nov 2019, News
  3. The name of other rivers around the world, listed under Jordan River (disambiguation).
  4. An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Daviess County, Indiana.
  5. An unincorporated community in Morgan Township, Owen County, Indiana.
  6. An unincorporated community in Boone County, Iowa.
  7. An unincorporated community in Fulton County, Kentucky.
  8. A city in Scott County, Minnesota.
  9. A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  10. An unincorporated community in Hickory County, Missouri.
  11. A small town, the county seat of Garfield County, Montana.
  12. A village in Onondaga County, New York.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Johnston County, North Carolina.
  2. An unincorporated community in Linn County, Oregon.
  3. A town in Green County, Wisconsin.
  4. An unincorporated community in Hull, Portage County, Wisconsin.
  5. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Jordan Township.
  6. A community in Lincoln, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.
  7. A small suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4092).
  8. An area of Yau Tsim Mong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
    • Man Wah Sun Chuen in Jordan is one of Hong Kong’s oldest private housing estates.2022 October 9, Yanni Chow, “‘This is our home’: ethnic minority residents of Jordan’s Man Wah Sun Chuen estate may lose community to redevelopment”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC...
    • At least five people have died and over 30 have been injured after a fire broke out in a building in Jordan on Wednesday morning.2024 April 10, Hillary Leung, “At least 5 dead, over 30 injured after fire in Hong Kong building”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 12 Apr 2024, Hong Kong
  9. A barangay of Sinait, Ilocos Sur, Philippines.
  10. A municipality, the capital of Guimaras, Philippines.
  11. A barangay of Villaba, Leyte, Philippines.
  12. A male given name from Hebrew; in the Middle Ages given to children baptized with Jordan water brought by crusaders.
    • 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 give him a river name, a name not bound to anything...1989, Jeanette Winterson, Sexing the Cherry, Grove Press, published 1998, →ISBN, pages 3–4
    • Jordan Gee, 37, of Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, was charged with three felony counts of threats against the president and one count of interstate threats, according to the Justice Department.2024 May 16, Casey Gannon, “Pennsylvania man charged with threatening Biden in online video”, in CNN, archived from the original on 23 May 2025
  13. A female given name from Hebrew, of mid-20th century and later usage.
  14. A surname transferred from the given name derived from the male given name.

jordan meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

jordan in Hindi

जॉर्डन, जोर्डन, जार्डन

jordan in Tamil

இது ஒரு நாடாகும்

jordan in Marathi

जॉर्डन, जोर्डन, जार्डन

jordan in Urdu

جورڈن, جارڈن, جارڈان
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jordan in Bengali
জর্ডান, জর্দান, জোর্ডান
jordan in Telugu
జోర్డాన్, జోర్డన్, జోర్దాను
jordan in Malayalam
ജോർദാൻ, ജോർദൻ, ജോർഡാൻ
jordan in Kannada
ಜೋರ್ಡಾನ್
jordan in Punjabi
ਜਾਰਡਨ, ਜੋਰਡਨ, ਜੌਰਡਨ
jordan in Gujarati
જોર્ડન, જૉર્ડન, જાર્ડન
jordan in Odia
ଜୋର୍ଡାନ, ଜୋର୍ଡାନ୍, ଜର୍ଦାନ
jordan in Nepali
जोर्डन, जोर्डान

Synonyms of jordan

  • jordan-pot

Forms of jordan

Noun
pluraljordans
alternative formiurdan
alternative formiurdane
alternative formiurdone
alternative formyordan
alternative formiourden
alternative formiorden
alternative formjurdon
alternative formjordon
alternative formjourdon
alternative formjordain
alternative formjurden
alternative formjourdan
alternative formjorden
Proper noun
pluralJordans

Origin of jordan

From Middle English jordan, from Latin jurdanus, unattested outside of England and of uncertain etymology. Usually derived from a clipped form of Jordan bottle, supposedly a bottle of curative water brought back from the River Jordan by Crusaders and pilgrims to the Holy Land, but this seems unsupported in its actual attestations. Its use for chamber pots may derive from the alchemical device having been used to hold urine.

From Latin Iordanēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén, “Jordan (river)”). Doublet of Yarden. The area in Hong Kong is named after Jordan station, which is named after Jordan Road, which in turn is named after Sir John Jordan.

Words formed from jordan

Phrases with jordan

Words that rhyme with jordan

Questions about jordan

What does jordan mean?
Jordan means a vessel resembling a retort bulb or Florence flask with a truncated neck and flared mouth, used by medieval doctors and alchemists.
What is jordan in Hindi?
Jordan in Hindi is जॉर्डन, जोर्डन, जार्डन. See Jordan meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is jordan?
Jordan can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce jordan?
Jordan is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɔɹdən/ (US).
What is the plural of jordan?
The plural of jordan is jordans.

Words near jordan in the dictionary

  1. Joran
  2. jorb
  3. jorbs
  4. Jordahl
  5. Jordahls
  6. jordan
  7. Jordan algebra
  8. Jordan algebras
  9. Jordan almond
  10. Jordan almonds
  11. Jordan block

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Adapted from Wiktionary: jordan (page history and authors); Jordan (page history and authors); jordan (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); Jordan (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); jordan (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jordan (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jordan (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jordan (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jordan (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); Jordan (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); jordan (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jordan (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jordan (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jordan (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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