Yemen
/ˈjɛ.mən/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of yeman form-of, plural
Proper Noun
- 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 A region in the southern Arabian Peninsula; the Arabia Felix. historical
Example
More examples"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”).