Jordanian

//d͡ʒɔːˈdeɪnɪən// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person from Jordan or of Jordanian descent.
  2. 2
    a native or inhabitant of Jordan wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Pertaining to the work of Camille Jordan. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or characteristic of Jordan or its people wordnet

Example

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"An Englishman, a Scotsman, an Irishman, a Welshman, a Gurkha, a Latvian, a Turk, an Aussie, a German, an American, an Egyptian, a Japanese, a Mexican, a Spaniard, a Russian, a Pole, a Lithuanian, a Jordanian, a Kiwi, a Swede, a Finn, an Israeli, a Romanian, a Bulgarian, a Serb, a Swiss, a Greek, a Singaporean, an Italian, a Norwegian, an Argentinian, a Libyan and a South African went to a night club. The bouncer said: "Sorry, I can't let you in without a Thai.""

Etymology

From Jordan + -ian.

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