Yemen

//ˈjɛ.mən// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of yeman form-of, plural
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Yemen. Capital: Sanaa.

    "Unlike in Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan, in Yemen they are trying to implement sharia by winning over the hearts and minds of the people."

  2. 2
    A region in the southern Arabian Peninsula; the Arabia Felix. historical

Synonyms

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republic of yemen

Example

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"The incident came in the wake of Al-Qaeda's admission of responsibility, in a statement published by the organization, for an attack that targeted the republican palace in the city of Al-Mukalla in southern Yemen and resulted in the deaths of 30 officers and soldiers."

Etymology

From Arabic اَلْيَمَن (al-yaman), from Proto-Semitic *yamīn- (“right; right hand”).

Related phrases

North YemenPeople's Democratic Republic of YemenSouth YemenYemen Arab Republicarabia felixarabian peninsularepublic of yemen

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