yemen
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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/ˈjɛ.mən/
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/ˈjɛ.mən/ · /ˈjɪ.mən/
Definition of yemen
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
name
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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.”
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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.”
- (historical)A region in the southern Arabian Peninsula; the Arabia Felix.
noun
- (form-of, plural)plural of yeman
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Arabic اَلْيَمَن (al-yaman), from Proto-Semitic *yamīn- (“right; right hand”).
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