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Transjordan

or Trans-Jor·dan

[ trans-jawr-dn, tranz- ]
/ trænsˈdʒɔr dn, trænz- /
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noun
an area east of the Jordan River, in SW Asia: a British mandate (1921–23); an emirate (1923–49); now the major part of the kingdom of Jordan.
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Words nearby Transjordan

transit number, transitory, transitory action, transit shed, transit theodolite, Transjordan, Trans-Jordanian, Transkei, Transkeian, transl., translanguaging
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British Dictionary definitions for Transjordan

Trans-Jordan
noun
the former name (1922–49) of Jordan 1
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