Definition of Amman

1. Noun. The capital and largest city of Jordan.

Exact synonyms: Capital Of Jordan
Generic synonyms: National Capital
Group relationships: Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan, Jordan

Definition of Amman

1. Proper noun. The capital of Jordan. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Amman

1. amtman [n -S] - See also: amtman

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amman

Amianthum muscaetoxicum
Amianthum muscitoxicum
Amidostomum anseris
Amie
Amiens
Amiidae
Amin
Amina
Amine Precursor Uptake and Decarboxylation
Amir
Amira
Amis
Amish
Amish sect
Amishness
Amman (current term)
Ammobium alatum
Ammodytes
Ammodytidae
Ammon
Ammon's fissure
Ammon's horn
Ammon's prominence
Ammonite
Ammotragus
Ammotragus lervia
Ammy
Amniota
Amo.
Amoeba buccalis

Literary usage of Amman

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Jordan by Jack Altman (2000)
"To do them justice, count on at least a day for Amman itself and one or two ... Amman The site of this thoroughly up-to- date city, Jordan's capital since ..."

2. Palestine and Syria: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm), Albert Socin, Immanuel Benzinger (1894)
"1: 12.000 'Amman (2647 feet above Hie sea-level). — 'Amman corresponds with the ancient Rabbath Amman, the capital of the Ammonites. ..."

3. Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature by John McClintock, James Strong, Roul Tunley (1883)
"Amman, :i- M fu iu approaching it from the ... of the common people, reappeared, and Rubba, like Amman, still remains to testify to the ancient appellation. ..."

4. Managing Water Demand: Policies, Practices And Lessons from the Middle East by Ellysar Baroudy, Bayoumi Attia (2005)
"It started in Amman, the capital and largest city, through a public bidding process to select the private sector partner, who started operations in 1999. ..."

5. Palästina und Syrien: Handbuch Für Reisende by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1891)
"'Amman entspricht dem alten Rabbat ... Trotz aller Verwüstung meist durch Erdbeben gehört 'Amman zu den schönsten Ruinen des ..."

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