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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024A•den (äd′n, ād′n),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa seaport in and the economic capital of the Republic of Yemen, in the S part: formerly the center of a British colony. 318,000.
- Place Names Colony of. Also called State of Aden. a former British colony on the Gulf of Aden and a member of the former Federation of South Arabia. 75 sq. mi. (194 sq. km).
- Place Names Protectorate of, former name, until 1962, of the former Protectorate of South Arabia.
- Place Names Gulf of, an arm of the Arabian Sea between the E tip of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
aden-, - var. of adeno- before a vowel:adenitis.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Aden /ˈeɪdən/ n - 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)
- 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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