A port in Yemen at the mouth of the Red Sea; population 588,900 (est. 2004). Aden was formerly under British rule, first as part of British India (from 1839), then from 1935 as a Crown Colony. It was capital of the former South Yemen from 1967 until 1990.
Rhymes
Aidan, Haydn, laden, maiden
Definition of Aden in US English:
Aden
proper nounˈeɪdənˈādən
A port in Yemen at the mouth of the Red Sea; population 588,900 (est. 2004). Formerly under British rule, first as part of British India from 1839 and then from 1935 as a Crown Colony, it was capital of former South Yemen 1967–90.