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Jordanstown

Jordanstown proper noun: a townland and suburban area in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Proper noun

Jordanstown

  1. A townland and suburban area in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Origin of Jordanstown

From Jordan + -s- + town; named after an Anglo-Norman family called Jordan who accompanied John de Courcy to Carrickfergus in 1182.

Questions about Jordanstown

What does Jordanstown mean?
Jordanstown means a townland and suburban area in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
What part of speech is Jordanstown?
Jordanstown is a proper noun.

Words near Jordanstown in the dictionary

  1. jordanon
  2. jordanons
  3. jordans
  4. Jordanston
  5. Jordanstone
  6. Jordanstown
  7. jorden
  8. jordens
  9. Jordon
  10. Jordons
  11. Jords

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