prop. n. A landlocked country of the Middle East, surrounded by Israel, Iraq, Syria, and Saudi Arabia, and that area on the west bank of the Jordan river which was once claimed by Jordan, and is at present occupied by Israel and in part governed by a Palestinian authority. It has a population of 4, 212, 152 (1996) in a total area of 89, 213 sq km. The population is predominantly Arab and Moslem. Officially known as the
prop. n. a genus of fishes, including the
adj.
n. A native or inhabitant of Jordan. [ WordNet 1.5 ]