HOW TO PRONOUNCE
aden
/ˈeɪdən/
Press play to hear how to pronounce aden.
American Pronunciation Guide · 0:39
Watch on YouTube ↗
Watch on YouTube ↗
What does aden mean?
proper noun
- A port city, the largest city in Yemen; the former capital of South Yemen.
- A governorate of Yemen
- A surname.
Definitions regrouped for readability · CC BY-SA 4.0
IPA pronunciation
/ˈeɪdən/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
In the pages of books
See this word in context.
At Aden, where they suffer much from humidity, the mouse-mill is or has been surrounded with burning carbon.
But I saw nothing, not even the Island of Perim, with which the British Government has fortified the position of Aden.
More book examples (3)
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.
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.
Arnott has made observations relative to a substance produced near Aden, which is said to be used by the Somalies to poison their arrows.