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Definition of Abadan

1. Noun. A port city in southwestern Iran.

Definition of Abadan

1. Proper noun. A port city in southwestern Iran. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Abadan

Literary usage of Abadan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Mineral Industry by Richard Pennefather Rothwell (1913)
"The Anglo-Persian Oil Refinery, at abadan, Persian Ara- bistan, started operations in December, 1912. abadan is 44 miles below Bassorah, on the Persian side ..."

2. The War in the Cradle of the World, Mesopotamia by Eleanor Franklin Egan (1918)
"And in the mouth of the Shatt-el-Arab lies an island called abadan, ... abadan is one hundred and fifty miles from the oil-fields in Arabistan, ..."

3. A Personal Narrative of the Euphrates Expedition by William Ainsworth (1888)
"This name of abadan is that by which the whole of the territory between the Shat al Arab and the ... of the island of abadan as lying between the ..."

4. Sea Fights of the Great War: Naval Incidents During the First Nine Months by William Lionel Wyllie, M. F. Wren (1918)
"As soon as this attack started, the Turks, who had entrenched themselves opposite abadan, opened rifle fire on Espiegle. They had no heavy guns, ..."

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