aden

Definition of Aden in English :

Noun

1. aden

an important port of Yemen; located on the Gulf of Aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern Arabia since ancient times

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

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noun

1.

the main port and commercial capital of Yemen, on the N coast of the Gulf of Aden, an arm of the Indian Ocean at the entrance to the Red Sea: capital of South Yemen until 1990: formerly an important port of call on shipping routes to the East. Pop: 584 000 (2005 est)

2.

a former British colony and protectorate on the S coast of the Arabian Peninsula: became part of South Yemen in 1967, now part of Yemen. Area: 195 sq km (75 sq miles)

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1.

former British colony & protectorate in SW Arabia, on the Gulf of Aden: now part of the Republic of Yemen

2.

seaport in this region: capital of the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen: pop. 417,000

3.

Gulf ofgulf of the Arabian Sea, between the S coast of Arabia and Somalia in E Africa

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Variant of adeno-.

An arm of the Arabian Sea lying between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and Somalia in eastern Africa. It is connected with the Red Sea by the Bab el Mandeb.

1. A former British colony and protectorate of southern Arabia, part of South Yemen (now Yemen) since 1967.

2. A city of southern Yemen on a peninsula projecting into the Gulf of Aden. One of the chief ports of southern Arabia since ancient times, it became a major trading and refueling station after the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. Aden was the capital of South Yemen from 1967 until 1990.

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