Meanings
proper noun
- A townland and suburban area in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Origin
From Jordan + -s- + town; named after an Anglo-Norman family called Jordan who accompanied John de Courcy to Carrickfergus in 1182.
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APA
Jordanstown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jordanstown
MLA
“Jordanstown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jordanstown. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jordanstown,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jordanstown.
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