English Explanatory Dictionary

Yemen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Yemen. Capital: Sanaa.
  2. A region in the southern Arabian Peninsula; the Arabia Felix.
noun
  1. plural of yeman

Pronunciation

/ˈjɛ.mən/ /ˈjɪ.mən/ En-us-Yemen.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Yemen.wav

Word forms

Yemen Yemens Yaman

Etymology

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

Related words

Sanaa Countries of the world

Derived words

North Yemen Yemen Arab Republic South Yemen People's Democratic Republic of Yemen Yemeni
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