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PRONUNCIATION OF ABADAN

Abadan  [ˌæbəˈdɑːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABADAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Abadan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ABADAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Abadan

Abadan, Iran

Âbâdân is a city in and the capital of Abadan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. It lies on Abadan Island, 53 kilometres from the Persian Gulf, near the Iraqi-Iran border. The civilian population of the city dropped close to zero during the eight years of the Iran–Iraq War. The 1986 census recorded only 6 people. In 1992, 84,774 had returned to live in the city. By 2001, the population had jumped to 206,073, and it was 217,988, in 48,061 families, according to 2006 census. Abadan Refinery is one of the largest in the world.

Definition of Abadan in the English dictionary

The definition of Abadan in the dictionary is a port in SW Iran, on an island in the Shatt-al-Arab delta. Pop: 307 000.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ABADAN


Afghanistan
æfˈɡænɪˌstɑːn
Akan
ˈɑːkɑːn
Azerbaijan
ˌæzəbaɪˈdʒɑːn
Balikpapan
ˌbɑːlɪkˈpɑːpɑːn
barn
bɑːn
Bhutan
buːˈtɑːn
darn
dɑːn
goldarn
ɡɒlˈdɑːn
Iran
ɪˈrɑːn
khan
kɑːn
maidan
mæˈdɑːn
Medan
ˈmɛdɑːn
omadhaun
ˈɒmədɑːn
Oman
əʊˈmɑːn
Pakistan
ˌpɑːkɪˈstɑːn
Rhamadhan
ˌræməˈdɑːn
Sudan
suːˈdɑːn
Taiwan
ˈtaɪˈwɑːn
tridarn
ˈtriːˌdɑːn
Turkmenistan
ˌtɜːkmɛnɪˈstɑːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ABADAN

AAUP
AAVE
Ab
ab initio
ab ovo
ab urbe condita
aba
abac
abaca
abaci
aback
abacterial
abactinal
abactinally
abactor
abacus
Abaddon
abaft
abaka
Abakan

WORDS THAT END LIKE ABADAN

Aidan
dan
Friedan
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Houdan
Ibadan
Jordan
Muhammadan
Nevadan
Ramadan
randan
redan
Rwandan
sedan
Sheridan
Soudan
South Sudan
the Sudan
Ugandan
Wodan

Synonyms and antonyms of Abadan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Abadan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ABADAN

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The translations of Abadan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Abadan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阿巴丹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Abadan
570 millions of speakers

English

Abadan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Abadan
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عبادان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Абадан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Abadan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গণনা-যন্ত্রবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Abadan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Abacus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Abadan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アバダン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아바
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Abacus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Abadan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அபாகஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अॅकॅकस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

abaküs
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Abadan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Abadan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Абадан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Abadan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Abadan
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Abadan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Abadan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Abadan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Abadan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ABADAN»

The term «Abadan» is regularly used and occupies the 90.517 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ABADAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Abadan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABADAN»

Discover the use of Abadan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Abadan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sunrise at Abadan: The British and Soviet Invasion of Iran, 1941
Sunrise at Abadan portrays the dramatic events leading to the United States' deep involvement in Iran and sets the historic stage for the current crisis in the Persian Gulf region.
Richard Anthony Stewart, 1988
2
Norfolk to Abadan and the Long Way Home: A Story of USS ...
Based on the personal journals and observations of the author, with excerpts provided by Captain Charles H. Witten USN, (Retired), Commanding Officer, USS Soley (DD-707), 1955-1957, from his Unpublished Autobiography, this is the story of ...
Louis J. Cattera, 2004
3
Turks in Europe: From Guest Worker to Transnational Citizen
From the Foreword One of the foremost scholars on Turkish migration, the author offers in this work the summary of her experiences and research on Turkish migration since 1963.
Nermin Abadan-Unat, 2011
4
Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical ...
Abadan Population: 350,000 (2005 estimate) Abadan lies on a small island just off the Iranian coast of the Shatt al-Arab just in from the head of the Persian Gulf. Until recently the site of the largest oil refinery in the world,this small city was ...
Michael Dumper, Bruce E. Stanley, 2007
5
Reassessing Suez 1956: New Perspectives on the Crisis and ...
Drawing on recently released documents, including previously neglected aspects of Suez, and by reassessing its more familiar ones, the volume makes a key contribution to furthering research on, and understanding of, events in Egypt in 1956.
Prof Dr Simon C Smith, 2013
6
A Greek and Arabic lexicon (GALex): materials for a ...
abadan 1.1 [51; da'iman abadan li-abadin (abadun 2) [4] — c. ETvou : abadiyyun 3.1 [10] — EC; did : abadan 1.3 [6] — [)f| dd : abadan c. neg. \2 [8] — ouK WEI : abadan c. neg. 1.1 [8] — OWE iki : abadan c. neg. 1.1 [8] — dEi notE : abadan 1.4  ...
Gerhard Endress, Dimitri Gutas, 2002
7
Abadan Crisis
The Abadan Crisis occurred from 1951 to 1954, after Iran nationalised the Iranian assets of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) and expelled Western companies from oil refineries in the city of Abadan (see Abadan Refinery).
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
8
Cities, Towns and Villages in Khuzestan Province: Susa, ...
Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge.
Books LLC, 2010
9
Shatt Al-Arab Basin: Euphrates River, Tigris River, Abadan, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books, LLC, Source: Wikipedia, 2011
10
Centuries in Iran: 20th Century in Iran, Abadan Crisis ...
Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge.
LLC Books, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABADAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Abadan is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Are We Negotiating With Iran or Persia?
... had discovered the Middle East's first oil field near the Persian Gulf, built a vast refinery at nearby Abadan and intended to keep control of it. «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
2
Book Review: Enemy on the Euphrates The British Occupation of …
London's main concern was in defending the Anglo-Persian Oil Company's (APOC) oil fields and pipelines in Abadan in southwest Iran. «EUROPP - European Politics and Policy, Jul 15»
3
Iran's Abadan Oil Refining Co. holds intl. tender
By Fatih Karimov – Trend: Iran's Abadan Oil Refining Company intends to buy the following goods from eligible vendors through holding an ... «Trend News Agency, Jun 15»
4
The War that Haunts Iran's Negotiators
Smoke billowing from the burning city of Abadan, Iran, in 1980, during Iran-Iraq war. Credit Photograph by AFP / Getty. The historic nuclear ... «The New Yorker, Jun 15»
5
EIA: Iran Oil Market Overview
The export terminals Bandar Mahshahr and Abadan (also known as Bandar Imam Khomeini) are near the Abadan refinery and are used to ... «Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, Jun 15»
6
Iran Stock Watchers Eye Dubai Names
Air Arabia The budget airline flies to Tehran, Abadan, Mashhad and Shiraz. As of 1 April 1 and 10 April respectively, the carrier was due to start ... «Bloomberg Businessweek Middle East - Business news and analysis, Jun 15»
7
Cue the Concierge: Kenneth Abisror of Mandarin Oriental
... 12 years since The Mandarin Oriental New York opened within the David Childs and Mustafa Kemal Abadan designed Time Warner Center. «BLOUIN ARTINFO, Jun 15»
8
Lebanon arrests guards over prison beatings
Fayez Abadan, a prisoner serving a 15-year sentence who spoke to Al Jazeera via Skype, said vicious beatings, isolation and torture are ... «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Jun 15»
9
Political prisoner praises participants of Iran Freedom Rally
Arzhang Davoodi, 62, from the city of Abadan, was originally arrested in November 2003 and has spent nearly 12 years in prison for his ... «NCR-Iran.org, Jun 15»
10
Iran, Iraq leaders confer on Islamic State
He mentioned Iran's southwestern border ports of Abadan and Khorramshahr and Iraqi southeastern port of Basra as the priorities in ... «Sentinel Republic, Jun 15»

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