Amman
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- proper noun
- I spent the last few months in Amman working with judges, Sharia judges and Sharia lawyers.
- Amman, Jordan
- Amman, the capital
- districts of Amman
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- He sent Jake Sullivan secretly to Amman with Puneet Tawar.
- But so far I've been in Amman for about a week.
- One of my roommates, really great friend still, he's from Amman, right?
- I said, OK, so the plan was he was going to fly out to Amman, and then I was going to fly out the day later.
- Working in Amman, what is the difference between a developer wants to build an office building versus one who wants to build an hotel?
- The hotel we are in is called the Amman Le Melizen.
- Can we have a conference saying Amman in Paris, Saudi Israelis showing that something has changed, The world is changing radically before our eyes.
- But looking at this point of view of, of, of Amman of, you know, Jaffa of Nairobi, you know, just think around the planet.
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I live in Amman, the capital of Jordan, where the culture is rich and diverse.
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Sir, Mohammed Al Rawi was in Amman, Jordan on February 5th, 2003.
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I live in Amman now.
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What's the time difference between here and Amman?
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But so far I've been in Amman for about a week.
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You'll be going to Amman as acting station chief.
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Without action, Jordan faces an increasing water crisis in Amman and nearby districts.
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Driving from Amman, Jordan, we carried computers, digital cameras, satellite phones, and office furniture.
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We are from Amman.
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In the more affluent third district of Amman, on the other hand, candidates employed electronic advertisements.
Academic text (1994)
Surface Forms
Etymology
Amman comes from an ancient people called the Ammonites, who lived in that area long ago. The city was once called Rabbath Ammon, meaning 'capital of the Ammonites', so today's Amman is still the capital and largest city of Jordan.