Aden

[ ahd-n, eyd-n ]
/ ˈɑd n, ˈeɪd n /

noun

a seaport in and the economic capital of the Republic of Yemen, in the S part: formerly the center of a British colony.
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).
Protectorate of, former name, until 1962, of the former Protectorate of South Arabia.
Gulf of, an arm of the Arabian Sea between the E tip of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.

Definition for aden (2 of 3)

aden-

variant of adeno- before a vowel: adenitis.

Definition for aden (3 of 3)

Yemen
[ yem-uh n, yey-muh n ]
/ ˈyɛm ən, ˈyeɪ mən /

noun

Republic of, a country in S Arabia, formed in 1990 by the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. 207,000 sq. mi. (536,130 sq. km). Capital: (political) Sanʿa. Capital: (economic) Aden.
Also called North Yemen. a former country in SW Arabia: since 1990 a part of the Republic of Yemen. Capital: Sanʿa.
Also called South Yemen. a former country in S Arabia: since 1990 a part of the Republic of Yemen. Capital: Aden.

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British Dictionary definitions for aden (1 of 2)

Aden
/ (ˈeɪdən) /

noun

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)

British Dictionary definitions for aden (2 of 2)

Yemen
/ (ˈjɛmən) /

noun

a republic in SW Arabia, on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden: formed in 1990 from the union of North Yemen and South Yemen: consists of arid coastal lowlands, rising to fertile upland valleys and mountains in the west and to the Hadhramaut plateau in the SE: the north and east contains part of the Great Sandy Desert. Official language: Arabic. Official religion: Muslim. Currency: riyal. Capital: San`a. Pop: 25 408 288 (2005 est). Area (including territory claimed by Yemen along the undemarcated eastern border with Saudi Arabia): 472 099 sq km (182 278 sq miles) Official name: Yemen Republic See also North Yemen, South Yemen

Medical definitions for aden

aden-

pref.

Variant ofadeno-

Cultural definitions for aden (1 of 2)

Aden
[ (ah-dn, ay-dn) ]

Capital and chief port of Yemen, located on the Gulf of Aden, near the southwest corner of the Arabian Peninsula and the southern entrance of the Red Sea.

notes for Aden

Its strategic location and excellent harbor have made Aden an important trading center of southern Arabia since ancient times, as well as a coveted conquest.

Cultural definitions for aden (2 of 2)

Yemen

Now the Republic of Yemen. Yemen is at the mouth of the Red Sea, in the southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the east; formerly divided into North Yemen (the Yemen Arab Republic) and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen.

notes for Yemen

Northern Yemen became an independent country after World War I.

notes for Yemen

Southern Yemen won independence from Britain in 1967 and became the world's only communist Arab state.

notes for Yemen

The two Yemens were reunified as a result of the democratic reforms of the Soviet Union and its satellite countries in 1990.