aden

1. 1.

   an important port of Yemen; located on the Gulf of Aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern Arabia since ancient times

   Broadercityport

   Part ofYemen

Other forms of aden

plural

adens·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about aden

What does aden mean?

aden means "an important port of Yemen; located on the Gulf of Aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern Arabia since ancient times".

How many syllables are in aden?

aden has 2 syllables: a-den. The stress falls on "a". In IPA it is /ˈeɪdən/.

Is aden a common word?

aden is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.