Eden

¹ American  

[eed-n] / ˈid n /

noun

1. (in the Bible) the paradise where Adam and Eve lived.

2. any delightful region or abode; paradise.

3. a state of perfect happiness or bliss.

4. a town in northern North Carolina.

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Eden ² American  

[eed-n] / ˈid n /

noun

1. (Robert) Anthony, Earl of Avon, 1897–1977, British statesman: prime minister 1955–57.

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Eden ¹ British  

/ ˈiːdən /

noun

1. Also called: Garden of Eden. Old Testament the garden in which Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation

2. a delightful place, region, dwelling, etc; paradise

3. a state of great delight, happiness, or contentment; bliss

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Eden ² British  

/ ˈiːdən /

noun

1. Sir ( Robert ) Anthony, Earl of Avon. 1897–1977, British Conservative statesman; foreign secretary (1935–38; 1940–45; 1951–55) and prime minister (1955–57). He resigned after the controversy caused by the occupation of the Suez Canal zone by British and French forces (1956)

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Other Word Forms

• Edenic
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of Eden

First recorded in 1200–50; from Hebrew ʿēdhen “plain, steppe,” from Akkadian edin(n)u “plain,” from Sumerian eden “plain, steppe,” and homonymous with the unrelated Hebrew word for “delight, pleasure”; see Aden ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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Eden

It’s worth remembering that there’s no Eden from which journalism today has fallen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

He visited three times — once on business — in the months leading up to his family trust’s July 2021 purchase of a plot in the ski town of Eden.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Food as metaphor goes all the way back to the fruit in the Garden of Eden.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Parts of Orange County, still a vast agricultural Eden, were drowned.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

The metal of the gate twists into regal designs leading up to the Mark of Eden on the very top.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

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