ALL meanings of aden
A·den
A a - noun aden 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) 3
- noun aden 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) 3
- noun aden former British colony & protectorate in SW Arabia, on the Gulf of Aden: now part of the Republic of Yemen 3
- noun aden seaport in this region: capital of the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen: pop. 417,000 3
- noun aden Gulf ofgulf of the Arabian Sea, between the S coast of Arabia and Somalia in E Africa 3
- noun aden 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: Aden. 1
- noun aden Also called North Yemen. a former country in SW Arabia: since 1990 a part of the Republic of Yemen. Capital: Sanʿa. 1
- noun aden Also called South Yemen. a former country in S Arabia: since 1990 a part of the Republic of Yemen. Capital: Aden. 1