Yem·en (y m  n, y mn) A country of southwest Asia at the southern tip of the Arabian peninsula. It was ruled by various peoples, such as the Sabaeans, Himyarites, Romans, Ethiopians, and Persians, in ancient times. It was conquered in the 7th century a.d. by Muslim Arabs and became part of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century. The northern part (known as Yemen or North Yemen) was established as an independent kingdom in 1918 and made a republic in 1962. The southern part consisted of several British protectorates in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Britain withdrew from the area in 1967, and Southern Yemen became independent soon after. The two united in May 1990. San'a is the capital and the largest city. Population: 19,300,000.
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| Noun | 1. | Yemen - a republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean; formed in 1990Arab League - an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation Arabia, Arabian Peninsula - a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources Aden - an important port of Yemen; located on the Gulf of Aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern Arabia since ancient times Al-Mukalla, Mukalla - a port in southern Yemen on the Gulf of Aden to the east of Aden Sana, Sana'a, Sanaa - the capital and largest city of Yemen; on the central plateau Asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations Yemeni - a native or inhabitant of Yemen |
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Yémen m
Yemen [ˈjɛmən] n (the) Yemen →
(der) Jemen
Yemen [ˈjɛmən] n →
Yemen m
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