Used in a Sentence

yemen

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for yemen.

Editorial note

And imagine your tribe repelling the army, the Houthis, and Al Qaeda in Yemen at the same time.

Examples18
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Yemen. Capital: Sanaa.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of yemen gathered in one view.

noun

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Yemen. Capital: Sanaa.

noun

(historical) A region in the southern Arabian Peninsula; the Arabia Felix.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for yemen.

noun

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Yemen. Capital: Sanaa.

noun

(historical) A region in the southern Arabian Peninsula; the Arabia Felix.

Example sentences

1

And imagine your tribe repelling the army, the Houthis, and Al Qaeda in Yemen at the same time.

2

Supporting rebels against Serian government while helping Saudi dictatership to kill Yemen civilions just to suppress another rebels.

3

It seems like something more akin to a grassroots local political movement in Yemen than an international terrorist organization.

4

They have also been diplomatically setting up station in Yemen [2] and Somalia [3] along the Suez Canal trade route.

5

As others mentioned, all mainstream media reporting of the current events in Yemen is horribly biased, misleading and just ignorant.

6

All politics in Yemen is grassroots and local and foreign governments forget this at their peril.

7

I've never been to Yemen but somehow am in love with it (and so wish I could visit).

8

I think it's good to remember that southern Yemen used to be a highly ideological, Marxist state(!).

9

In my mind, the worst thing about American military attacks in Yemen is that the government refuses to reveal what our policy even is.

10

The Frontline Yemen episode was one of the more depressing Frontlines I've ever seen.

11

For anyone interested in what's going on in Yemen right now, I've found Twitter to be a much better source than news sites.

12

The important divisions in Yemen are regional (north, south, and Aden) and tribal, and the tragedy of the country is that it is trying to stitch together very dissimilar regions while outside powers work hard to destabilize it.

Quote examples

1

Among other things: it sure seems like "Al Qaeda" means something subtly different in Yemen than it does in Afghanistan.

2

You can say what you want, but there are so many people who were struggling before that privileged asshole friends who live in the GCC, and I like to tell "Yemen stories" I hear from these dudes to ground the shit out of them.

3

If you had more knowledge of agriculture, you wouldn't make an ill-informed comment like "We laugh at middle eastern countries for trying to make agricultural industries in the desert (see: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen), but we're doing the same thing in California." The Central Valley has the largest area of Class I soil in the world.

Proper noun examples

1

Frontline did something similar w/r/t/ the impact of US drone targeting for AQ in Yemen.

2

Yemen), water shortages fuel conflict that can only get worse as water dries up.

3

Possibly Palestine/Israel, Yemen, and Afghanistan, depending on your definitions.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use yemen in a sentence?

And imagine your tribe repelling the army, the Houthis, and Al Qaeda in Yemen at the same time.

What does yemen mean?

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Yemen. Capital: Sanaa.

What part of speech is yemen?

yemen is commonly used as noun.