Eden

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Eden
    n 1: any place of complete bliss and delight and peace [syn:
         {Eden}, {paradise}, {nirvana}, {heaven}, {promised land},
         {Shangri-la}]
    2: a beautiful garden where Adam and Eve were placed at the
       Creation; when they disobeyed and ate the forbidden fruit
       from the tree of knowledge of good and evil they were driven
       from their paradise (the fall of man) [syn: {Eden}, {Garden
       of Eden}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Eden \E"den\, n. [Heb. [=e]den delight, pleasure; also, a place
   of pleasure, Eden.]
   The garden where Adam and Eve first dwelt; hence, a
   delightful region or residence.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Eden

   A concurrent, {object-oriented}, distributed {operating
   system} and language, based on {remote procedure call}.  It
   has both {synchronous} and {asynchronous} {message passing}.

   ["The Eden System: A Technical Review", G. Almes et al, IEEE
   Trans Soft Eng SE-11(1):43-59 (Jan 1985)].

from Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

Eden
delight. (1.) The garden in which our first parents dewlt (Gen.
2:8-17). No geographical question has been so much discussed as
that bearing on its site. It has been placed in Armenia, in the
region west of the Caspian Sea, in Media, near Damascus, in
Palestine, in Southern Arabia, and in Babylonia. The site must
undoubtedly be sought for somewhere along the course of the
great streams the Tigris and the Euphrates of Western Asia, in
"the land of Shinar" or Babylonia. The region from about lat. 33
degrees 30' to lat. 31 degrees, which is a very rich and fertile
tract, has been by the most competent authorities agreed on as
the probable site of Eden. "It is a region where streams abound,
where they divide and re-unite, where alone in the Mesopotamian
tract can be found the phenomenon of a single river parting into
four arms, each of which is or has been a river of consequence."

  Among almost all nations there are traditions of the primitive
innocence of our race in the garden of Eden. This was the
"golden age" to which the Greeks looked back. Men then lived a
"life free from care, and without labour and sorrow. Old age was
unknown; the body never lost its vigour; existence was a
perpetual feast without a taint of evil. The earth brought forth
spontaneously all things that were good in profuse abundance."

  (2.) One of the markets whence the merchants of Tyre obtained
richly embroidered stuffs (Ezek. 27:23); the same, probably, as
that mentioned in 2 Kings 19:12, and Isa. 37:12, as the name of
a region conquered by the Assyrians.

  (3.) Son of Joah, and one of the Levites who assisted in
reforming the public worship of the sanctuary in the time of
Hezekiah (2 Chr. 29:12).

from Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)

Eden, pleasure; delight

from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Eden, AZ
  Zip code(s): 85535
Eden, ID (city, FIPS 24310)
  Location: 42.60515 N, 114.20872 W
  Population (1990): 314 (139 housing units)
  Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 83325
Eden, MD
  Zip code(s): 21822
Eden, MS (village, FIPS 21420)
  Location: 32.98571 N, 90.32319 W
  Population (1990): 88 (31 housing units)
  Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Eden, NC (city, FIPS 20080)
  Location: 36.50571 N, 79.74216 W
  Population (1990): 15238 (6797 housing units)
  Area: 30.3 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 27288
Eden, NY (CDP, FIPS 23404)
  Location: 42.65197 N, 78.90074 W
  Population (1990): 3088 (1106 housing units)
  Area: 13.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 14057
Eden, SD (town, FIPS 18180)
  Location: 45.61624 N, 97.42006 W
  Population (1990): 97 (68 housing units)
  Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 57232
Eden, TX (city, FIPS 22552)
  Location: 31.21567 N, 99.84356 W
  Population (1990): 1567 (588 housing units)
  Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 76837
Eden, UT
  Zip code(s): 84310
Eden, VT
  Zip code(s): 05652
Eden, WI (village, FIPS 22475)
  Location: 43.69242 N, 88.36285 W
  Population (1990): 610 (227 housing units)
  Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 53019

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Eden, WY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming
   Population (2000):    388
   Housing Units (2000): 193
   Land area (2000):     67.008380 sq. miles (173.550900 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.027428 sq. miles (0.071039 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    67.035808 sq. miles (173.621939 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            23010
   Located within:       Wyoming (WY), FIPS 56
   Location:             42.063713 N, 109.440926 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Eden, WY
    Eden

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Eden, NY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New York
   Population (2000):    3579
   Housing Units (2000): 1275
   Land area (2000):     5.639178 sq. miles (14.605403 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    5.639178 sq. miles (14.605403 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            23404
   Located within:       New York (NY), FIPS 36
   Location:             42.649427 N, 78.896795 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     14057
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Eden, NY
    Eden

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Eden, NC -- U.S. city in North Carolina
   Population (2000):    15908
   Housing Units (2000): 7368
   Land area (2000):     15.006643 sq. miles (38.867025 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.170715 sq. miles (0.442149 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    15.177358 sq. miles (39.309174 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            20080
   Located within:       North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
   Location:             36.506434 N, 79.745092 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     27288
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Eden, NC
    Eden

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Eden, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho
   Population (2000):    411
   Housing Units (2000): 165
   Land area (2000):     0.321268 sq. miles (0.832081 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.321268 sq. miles (0.832081 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            24310
   Located within:       Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
   Location:             42.605861 N, 114.207135 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     83325
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Eden, ID
    Eden

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Eden, SD -- U.S. town in South Dakota
   Population (2000):    97
   Housing Units (2000): 61
   Land area (2000):     0.151098 sq. miles (0.391341 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.151098 sq. miles (0.391341 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            18180
   Located within:       South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
   Location:             45.616199 N, 97.420426 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     57232
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Eden, SD
    Eden

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Eden, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
   Population (2000):    2561
   Housing Units (2000): 602
   Land area (2000):     2.426982 sq. miles (6.285854 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.426982 sq. miles (6.285854 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            22552
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             31.217525 N, 99.843207 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     76837
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Eden, TX
    Eden

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Eden, MD -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Maryland
   Population (2000):    793
   Housing Units (2000): 335
   Land area (2000):     5.596249 sq. miles (14.494219 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.039511 sq. miles (0.102332 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    5.635760 sq. miles (14.596551 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            24850
   Located within:       Maryland (MD), FIPS 24
   Location:             38.278414 N, 75.652490 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     21822
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Eden, MD
    Eden

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Eden, MS -- U.S. village in Mississippi
   Population (2000):    126
   Housing Units (2000): 59
   Land area (2000):     0.483968 sq. miles (1.253472 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.483968 sq. miles (1.253472 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            21420
   Located within:       Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
   Location:             32.985839 N, 90.323275 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Eden, MS
    Eden

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Eden, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
   Population (2000):    687
   Housing Units (2000): 303
   Land area (2000):     0.519990 sq. miles (1.346769 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.519990 sq. miles (1.346769 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            22475
   Located within:       Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
   Location:             43.693077 N, 88.361805 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     53019
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Eden, WI
    Eden