Amman

[ah-mahn, ah-mahn]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Jordan, in the W part.

Amman

/ əˈmɑːn /

noun

1. Ancient names: Rabbath Ammon.  Philadelphia. the capital of Jordan, northeast of the Dead Sea: ancient capital of the Ammonites, rebuilt by Ptolemy in the 3rd century _bc . Pop: 1 292 000 (2005 est)