Why is it der Jordan?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Jordan, so learn the two together: der Jordan.

Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] Geography: River in the Middle East, which flows into the drainless dead sea

[1] Geografie: Fluss im Nahen Osten, der in das abflusslose Tote Meer mündet

Examples

[1] The Jordan has a length of 251 km

[1] Der Jordan hat eine Länge von 251 km.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Jordan —
Genitiv des Jordan des Jordans —
Dativ dem Jordan —
Akkusativ den Jordan —

Pronunciation

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