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Meaning of ADEN

Pronunciation:  'eydun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  chief 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
 
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 See Also: city, metropolis, port, Republic of Yemen, urban center, Yemen

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Aden-\ or Adeno- \Adeno-\[Gr. ?, ?, gland.]
Combining forms of the Greek word for gland; -- used in words
relating to the structure, diseases, etc., of the glands.
 

 

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