Yemen

geographical name

Ye·​men ˈye-mən How to pronounce Yemen (audio)
country in southern Arabia bordering on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden capital Sanaa area 203,850 square miles (527,968 square kilometers), population 28,667,000

Note: Yemen is a republic that was formed in 1990 by the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic, whose capital was Sanaa, with the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, whose capital was Aden.

Yemeni adjective or noun
Yemenite noun or adjective

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“Yemen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Yemen. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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