Ammon
Americannoun
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the classical name of the Egyptian divinity Amen, whom the Greeks identified with Zeus, the Romans with Jupiter.
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the ancient country of the Ammonites, east of the Jordan River.
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Example Sentences
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Kielee Rustici lay face down on her bedroom floor in Ammon, Idaho, unresponsive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
That same 2023 conference included a session moderated by Ammon Simon, a Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2024
Did Ammon subsequently lead his own standoff, like a lesser-known member of a popular band releasing a solo album?
From Slate ● May 4, 2023
Imad al-Adwan was detained on Saturday night at the Allenby Bridge crossing, Jordan's Ammon news agency reported.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2023
Jupiter was, of course, very widely and generally worshiped by the ancients; and his principal temples—the Capitol at Rome, and the shrine of Jupiter Ammon in Libya—have been world-renowned.
From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline) Guerber
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