South Yemen
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noun
a former republic in SW Arabia, on the Gulf of Aden; now a part of Yemen: became a republic in 1967; merged with North Yemen in 1990Official name (1967–90): People's Democratic Republic of Yemen Name from 1963 to 1967 (excluding Aden): Federation of South Arabia, South Arabia See also Yemen, North Yemen
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Words nearby South Yemen
southwestward, southwestwardly, southwestwards, South Whittier, South Windsor, South Yemen, South Yorkshire, Soutine, soutpiel, Souvanna Phouma, souvenir
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How to use South Yemen in a sentence
Indeed, North Yemen and South Yemen were separate countries from 1967 to 1990 and fought a civil war in 1994.
During the 1970s, communist regimes also took power in Angola, Mozambique, Somalia, Ethiopia, South Yemen, and Afghanistan.