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Jordan was originally (ca. 1925) called "Trans-Jordan" by the Brits, meaning the country on the other side of [the river] Jordan.
byb uses "country" in the sense of "territory". Until 1948 this area was a trust territory administered by Great Britain, not an independent country.
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