English Explanatory Dictionary

Aden

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A port city, the largest city in Yemen; the former capital of South Yemen.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈeɪ.dən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Aden.wav

Word forms

Aden Adens

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَدَن (ʕadan), probably from Akkadian 𒂊𒁲𒉡 (idīnum, “plain, lowland; wilds, steppes; land naturally irrigated, untouched fertile land”), from Sumerian 𒂔 (eden, “plain, open country”).

Derived words

Adenese Adeni Gulf of Aden
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