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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

aden

/ˈeɪdən/

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What does aden mean?

proper noun

  1. A port city, the largest city in Yemen; the former capital of South Yemen.
  2. A governorate of Yemen
  3. A surname.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈeɪdən/

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At Aden, where they suffer much from humidity, the mouse-mill is or has been surrounded with burning carbon.
John MunroHeroes of the TelegraphProject Gutenberg ebook #979
But I saw nothing, not even the Island of Perim, with which the British Government has fortified the position of Aden.
Jules VerneTwenty Thousand Leagues under the SeaProject Gutenberg ebook #164
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Eventually the survivors, stained with blood, and fearfully exhausted, but carrying, nevertheless, the corpse of poor Stroyan, managed to reach a friendly native craft, which straightway took them back to Aden.
Thomas WrightThe Life of Sir Richard BurtonProject Gutenberg ebook #4315
Overview: Whereas the northern city Sanaa is the political capital of a united Yemen, the southern city Aden, with its refinery and port facilities, is the economic and commercial capital.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1992 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #48
Arnott has made observations relative to a substance produced near Aden, which is said to be used by the Somalies to poison their arrows.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747