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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Amman

Washington gives Amman roughly $1.45 billion annually, including around $800 million that go straight to government coffers for budgetary support.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Kass says he took more than 42 documents with him to his visa appointment in the Jordanian capital Amman, where his application was rejected.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

Another headwind is index provider MSCI’s recent removal of Amman Mineral Internasional’s stock from its global standard indexes, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

That was the first leg on an itinerary that would take him to Rome and then his final destination, Amman.

From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2026

The city of Amman was flooded with refugees like us who had fled during the war and could not return to their homes.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat