JORDAN RIVER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan

Synonyms:

Jordan; Jordan River

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))

Holonyms ("Jordan River" is a part of...):

Canaan; Holy Land; Palestine; Promised Land (an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism)

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