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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The capital and largest city of Jordan, in the northwest part of the country. Occupying a site inhabited since prehistoric times, the city was known as Philadelphia while the Romans and Byzantines controlled it.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In several of the German cantons of Switzerland, an executive and judicial officer.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun The capital of
Jordan .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the capital and largest city of Jordan
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AMMAN: In a surprise visit to Amman on Tuesday, Israel's prime minister tried to mobilize Jordan's king in his effort to persuade the Palestinians to resume direct
WN.com - Articles related to Tourism revenues up 28% in first half - report 2010
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AMMAN In a surprise visit to Amman on Tuesday, Israel's prime minister tried to mobilize Jordan's king in his effort to persuade the Palestinians to resume direct
WN.com - Articles related to Arabs back direct peace talks when Abbas sees fit 2010
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AMMAN In a surprise visit to Amman on Tuesday, Israel's prime
WN.com - Articles related to Jaffa's Arab haven of coexistence resists influx of Israeli hardliners 2010
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AMMAN: Jordan on Monday dismissed posthumous video claims by a double-agent who killed seven United States intelligence officers that Amman was involved in the assassination of two Hizbullah and Al-Qaeda commanders.
The Daily Star > Politics AFP 2010
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AMMAN - Criminal Prosecutor Ashraf Abdullat on Thursday charged a 33-year-old man with the premeditated murder of his wife in an Amman neighbourhood, according to the police.
Qwaider Planet Anonymous 2010
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AMMAN In a surprise visit to Amman on Tuesday, Israel's prime minister tried to mobilize Jordan's king in his effort to persuade the Palestinians to resume direct
WN.com - Articles related to Tourism revenues up 28% in first half - report 2010
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AMMAN, January 12, 2009 (MENASSAT) - Last Friday was a slow day at the offices and studios of Radio al Balad in Amman.
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AMMAN/BEIRUT -- I started writing this column Sunday in Amman, Jordan, and finished writing it Tuesday in Beirut, Lebanon -- a short journey that captured how the dynamic events in Iran are playing out in very different ways in a largely passive and vulnerable Arab world.
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs - Latest Publications 2009
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Jordan intellibitz [Spirituality] (AA$3. 00) Hi Amma, please tell me nine temples of Durgai amman in chennai (in and around vadapalani) gazanews @qatarairways we just landed in Amman, flight # QR400, we had a horrible horrible landing, it is the worst flight in my life!
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Dale Gavlak 2009
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AMMAN (Reuters) -- Jordan's King Abdullah and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad held talks in Amman Friday, part of a flurry of diplomatic moves to close Arab ranks ahead of a summit later this month in Qatar, officials said.
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