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Yemenite

American  
[yem-uh-nahyt] / ˈyɛm əˌnaɪt /

adjective

  1. Yemeni.


Etymology

Origin of Yemenite

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

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

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

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2024

“As far as I can tell, when Christians are using shofars, they’re not connecting to Yemenite Jewish tradition at all,” she said.

From Slate • Sep. 23, 2022

Her newly fledged congregation, Shirat HaTamar, comprises about 45 families from various Jewish ethnic traditions: Ashkenazi Jews as well as Jews of Tunisian, Yemenite, and Moroccan origin.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2021

But the latter proved too strong for the Ameer, who was defeated and killed by the Yemenite followers of Balj.

From Christianity and Islam in Spain (756-1031) by Haines, Charles Reginald