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Yemen
YEH-muhn
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A country on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East, with Sanaa as its capital.
"Yemen sits at the mouth of the Red Sea, along a historically vital trade route."
How to Use Yemen
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA country in the Middle East on the Arabian Peninsula.
Word Forms
Yemens plural
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Etymology
From Arabic al-yaman, thought to derive from an ancient Semitic root meaning "right" or "right-hand side" — the region lying to the right (south) when facing east from Mecca.