Transjordanian
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- noun
- /trænˈdʒɔːrdənɪən/
- Palestinians have been traditionally better educated than Transjordanians, with fifty percent of the West Bank children attending school in 1948 versus only twenty percent of East Bank children (Gubser, pp. 15-16).
Examples
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The Transjordanian community has a rich cultural heritage that reflects its historical significance.
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Many Transjordanians supported the establishment of regional cooperation during the peace talks.
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Though it had been successful on earlier occasions, such as during the Transjordanian negotiations, this time the Israeli tactic did not work.
Academic text (2016) -
But as Greenwood has argued, this strategy seems to be aimed also at mollifying and co-opting key constituencies such as Transjordanians and the business community.
Academic text (2004) -
As a Transjordanian, she felt a deep connection to the land and its history.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Transjordanian = Transjordan (transparent) = trans + Jordan + ian
Derived by adding the demonymic suffix '-ian' to the place-name 'Transjordan', forming a noun for an inhabitant.
Etymology
Transjordanian joins trans- ('across') and Jordan, and the trans- part is the same idea you see in transport or transit. So a Transjordanian is literally a person 'from across the Jordan River', meaning a native or inhabitant of that historic region.