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ABADAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Abadan mean?
• ABADAN (noun)
The noun ABADAN has 1 sense:
1. a port city in southwestern Iran
Familiarity information: ABADAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A port city in southwestern Iran
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
Holonyms ("Abadan" is a part of...):
Iran; Islamic Republic of Iran; Persia (a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil)
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