Amman

American  

[ah-mahn, ah-mahn] / ɑˈmɑn, ˈɑ mɑn /

noun

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

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Amman British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

Potential upside for recovery in the Indonesian miner’s gold business could come from strategic partner Freeport Indonesia securing copper concentrate from Amman Mineral Internasional.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yaghi was raised in Amman, Jordan, and lived in a single room with his siblings and no electricity.

From The Wall Street Journal

The crossing - also known as the King Hussein Bridge - lies about halfway between Amman and Jerusalem and is the only official crossing point between the West Bank and Jordan.

From BBC

We next got to Amman, where we spent the night.

From Los Angeles Times

Later, sirens sounded in the Jordanian capital Amman.

From Los Angeles Times