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Aden.

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

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

  2. A governorate of Yemen

Where this word comes from

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”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.