Hadhramaut

American  

[hah-drah-mawt] / ˌhɑ drɑˈmɔt /

Or Hadramaut

noun

1. a region along the southern coast of Arabia, in the Republic of Yemen. About 204,000 sq. mi. (528,000 sq. km).

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Hadhramaut British  

/ ˌhɑːdrəˈmɔːt /

noun

1. a plateau region of the S Arabian Peninsula, in SE Yemen on the Indian Ocean; formerly in South Yemen: corresponds roughly to the former East Aden Protectorate. Area: about 151 500 sq km (58 500 sq miles)

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Other Word Forms

• Hadhramautian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Hadhramaut

First recorded in 1730–40; from Arabic Ḥaḍramawt; further origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Thousands of miles away in Yemen a pilot, Aubery Rickards, filmed the Hadhramaut, a region that is home to an ancient civilization.

From BBC • May 26, 2017

Jubair said his old Hadhramaut neighbors have expected it.

From The Guardian • Apr. 21, 2016

Shortly after the August 2012 drone strike in the Hadhramaut province village of Khashamir, local Yemeni officials began the blood-money process.

From The Guardian • Apr. 21, 2016

The group was already in control of areas around the airfield, including Mukalla, which is the capital of Hadhramaut province.

From Washington Post • Apr. 16, 2015

There'd be seagulls feasting over that area, and there'd be vague tales about the happening in the bazaars of Hadhramaut.

From Space Tug by Leinster, Murray