Yemenite

American  

[yem-uh-nahyt] / ˈyɛm əˌnaɪt /

adjective

1. Yemeni.

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Etymology

Origin of Yemenite

First recorded in 1860–65; Yemen + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

Mr. Sharabi, who was born in Tel Aviv to Yemenite and Moroccan parents, speaks Arabic.

From The Wall Street Journal

You’ll find a vibrant Greektown with traditional dishes, as well as thriving Middle Eastern restaurants, including Yemenite, Palestinian and Lebanese establishments.

From Salon

She launched it in 1997, after struggling to find affordable day care for her daughter Hannah, who is named after Gubani’s Moroccan grandmother and her husband’s missing older sister, one of thousands of Yemenite children who disappeared after their families were evacuated to Israel between 1949 and 1950.

From Los Angeles Times

I grew up with an immigrant mom from Iran and a Yemenite dad who was born in Israel.

From Salon

That desire lasted a lifetime: “I have been engaged in an imaginary life with Felicia,” he wrote in a letter to his sister, Shirley, from Israel in 1950, “having her by my side on the beach as a shockingly beautiful Yemenite boy passes.”

From New York Times