Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - jordan

 I. biographical name David Starr 1851-1931 American biologist & educator  II. biographical name Michael Jeffrey 1963- American basketball player  III. geographical name  1. river central Utah flowing from Utah Lake N into Great Salt Lake  2. river 200 miles (322 kilometers) SW Asia flowing from Anti-Lebanon Mountains S through Sea of Galilee into Dead Sea  3. (or formerly Transjordan) country SW Asia capital Amman area 34,575 square miles (89,549 square kilometers), population 3,636,000  • ~ian adjective or noun