Eden

noun — 2 senses

Eden

noun

/ˈiːdən/

Etymology From Biblical Hebrew עֵדֶן (ʿḗḏen), perhaps from Sumerian 𒂔 (edin, “steppe, garden”).

1

Broadly A paradise on Earth.

  • The first explorers saw America as an Eden.
2

Broadly A state of innocence.

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