Aden
pronunciation
How to pronounce Aden in British English:
UK ['eidən]
How to pronounce Aden in American English:
US [ˈɑdn, ˈedn]
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- Noun:
- an important port of Yemen; located on the Gulf of Aden; its strategic location have made it a major trading center of southern Arabia since ancient times
Word Origin
- Aden
- place in southern Arabia, ultimately from Akkadian edinnu "plain," which some think also is the root of Biblical Eden.
Example
- 1. Jihadists captured zinjibar , a coastal town east of aden .
- 2. Protesters fought with security forces in aden .
- 3. If the army fails to resume control , the islamists could pour into aden itself .
- 4. In june its guerrillas stormed a prison in aden and freed an unknown number of comrades .
- 5. In aden , the old capital of the south , two protesters were killed on february 16th .