hashemite

Speech parts

1. hashemite - Noun

2. hashemite - Adjective

Meaning

English Wikipedia has an article on:HashemiteWikipedia
Hashemite (plural Hashemites)

One who lays claim to being a direct descendant of Hashim, the great grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Hashemite (not comparable)

Relating to or being descendants of Hashim.

hashemite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing barium, chromium, oxygen, and sulfur.

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Abdullah thereupon took the title King of Jordan, and he officially changed the country's name to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in April 1949. Source: Internet

In 1928, Britain officially provided King Abdullah with full autonomy, though the British RAF continued to provide security to the Hashemite Emirate. Source: Internet

Clea Bunch said that "President Truman crafted a balanced policy between Israel and its moderate Hashemite neighbours when he simultaneously extended formal recognition to the newly created state of Israel and the Kingdom of Transjordan. Source: Internet

Since 1970, when the Palestine Liberation Organization and Yasir Arafat were ejected from Jordan, Palestinians on the East Bank of the Jordan River have not once gone on a rampage against the Hashemite monarchy. Source: Internet

Jordanian authorities yesterday imposed a clampdown on reports of violence from the southern town of Maan amid fears that the Hashemite kingdom could become the first casualty of a possible war with Iraq. Source: Internet

Traffic police in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan also use a form of the Pickelhaube. Source: Internet

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