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Amman.

The capital city of Jordan.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/əˈmɑːn/UK/ɑːˈmɑːn/US
  1. The capital city of Jordan.

  2. The capital city of Jordan. The Jordanian government.

    metonymically
  3. A governorate of Jordan around the capital.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic عَمَّان (ʕammān).

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  1. A river in Carmarthenshire and Neath Port Talbot borough county borough, Wales, which joins the River Loughor at Pantyffynnon.

name
  1. Synonym of Mariamman (“rain goddess”).

Where this word comes from

Transliteration of Tamil அம்மன் (ammaṉ).

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