Synonyms for jordan
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : jawr-dn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɔr dn |
Définition of jordan
Origin :- river in ancient Palestine; the crossing of it is symbolic of death in high-flown language as a reference to Num. xxxiii:51. The modern nation-state dates to 1921.
- As in chamber pot : noun container as toilet
- The Jews have crossed the river Jordan and have occupied Palestine.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- Gilead abode beyond Jordan, and why did Dan remain in ships?
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
- Jordan, who by this time had met with some success in literature, came to his assistance.
- Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson
- Reader, will you say that you have never met with Jordan Algrieve?
- Extract from : « Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 » by Various
- The Jordan is not a little river to be loved: it is a barrier to be passed over.
- Extract from : « Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land » by Henry Van Dyke
- And Jordan, those sweet banks of thine, With woods so full of nightingales.
- Extract from : « Byeways in Palestine » by James Finn
- Several Arabs from the Hauran with their camels, crossed the Jordan while we were there.
- Extract from : « Byeways in Palestine » by James Finn
- We had no officer, except Sergeant Jordan, but we needed none.
- Extract from : « The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson » by Edward A. Moore
- On the left is the district on the Jordan, called the Broadmarsh.
- Extract from : « The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2) » by John West
- Jordan's brows contracted as he tried to understand the robot.
- Extract from : « The Stutterer » by R.R. Merliss
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