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
The majority of the people are of the Eastern Hamitic family mixed with cultured Himyaritic Semites from South Arabia.
From Time Magazine Archive
Arabs were also fighting among themselves in Aden, the turbulent British colony that, along with 16 tiny neighboring sheikdoms, will get its independence next January as part of the Federation of South Arabia.
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
The Yemanieh are largely traders, and trace their origin from South Arabia.
From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court
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