South Arabia
Americannoun
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Protectorate of, a former protectorate of Great Britain in S Arabia, now part of the Republic of Yemen.
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Federation of, a short-lived federation in S Arabia, overlapping the Protectorate of South Arabia, now part of the Republic of Yemen.
noun
Example Sentences
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Our father beat a swift retreat to King Faisal University in South Arabia to teach trauma surgery.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 22, 2013
What bothers Britain most is Nasser's effort to stir up the tribes of the South Arabia Federation.
From Time Magazine Archive
To beef up its 5,000-man army, South Arabia wants 5,000 British troops, some patrol boats and spotter planes, a couple of artillery battalions, and eight Hawker Hunter jets.
From Time Magazine Archive
East week, fed up with it all, Britain announced that it will grant South Arabia independence by the end of November whether or not there is a government there to receive it.
From Time Magazine Archive
In South Arabia people are punished if they steal each other's palm-leaves, as the ribs are valuable for many things as well as the leaves themselves, but here there are no restrictions of that kind.
From Southern Arabia by Bent, Theodore
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