Abadan

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US/ˌɑ.bɑˈdɑn/US/ˌɑ.bəˈdɑn/US/ˌæ.bəˈdæn/

proper noun

A port city in Khuzestan, southwestern Iran.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A port city in Khuzestan, southwestern Iran.

Origin

  1. Persianآبادان
  2. EnglishAbadan

Borrowed from Persian آبادان (âbâdân).

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Translations

Arabic عَبَادَان
  • عَبَادَان (ʕabādān)city in Iran
Bulgarian Абада́н
  • Абада́н (Abadán)city in Iran
Chinese Mandarin 阿巴丹
  • 阿巴丹 (Ābādān)city in Iran
Danish Abadan
  • Abadancity in Iran
Finnish Abadan
  • Abadancity in Iran
Hungarian Ábádán
  • Ábádáncity in Iran
Japanese アーバーダーン
  • アーバーダーン (Ābādān)city in Iran
Lithuanian Abadanas
  • Abadanascity in Iran
Persian آبادان
  • آبادان (âbâdân)city in Iran
Polish Abadan
  • Abadancity in Iran
Portuguese Abadan, Abadã
  • Abadancity in Iran
  • Abadãcity in Iran
Romanian Abadan
  • Abadancity in Iran
Russian Абада́н
  • Абада́н (Abadán)city in Iran
Spanish Abadán
  • Abadáncity in Iran
Turkish Abadan
  • Abadancity in Iran
Ukrainian Абада́н
  • Абада́н (Abadán)city in Iran
Cite this entry
APA

Abadan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abadan

MLA

“Abadan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abadan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Abadan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abadan.

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