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JORDANIAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Jordan or its people

Example:

Jordanian archeological sites

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

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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