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1.
a seaport in and the economic capital of the Republic of Yemen, in the S part: formerly the center of a British colony. 318,000.
2.
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).
3.
Protectorate of, former name, until 1962, of the former Protectorate of South Arabia.
4.
Gulf of, an arm of the Arabian Sea between the E tip of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
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aden-
variant of adeno- before a vowel: adenitis.
noun
1.
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. 13,972,477; 207,000 sq. mi. (536,130 sq. km). Capital: (political) Sanʿa. Capital: (economic) Aden.
2.
Also called North Yemen. a former country in SW Arabia: since 1990 a part of the Republic of Yemen. Capital: Sanʿa.
3.
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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Aden
place in southern Arabia, ult. from Akkad. edinnu "plain," which some think is also is the root of Biblical Eden.
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aden- pref.
Variant of adeno-.
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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.
Note: 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.
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