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
But when they reached South Arabia ¾ hours and 2,000 miles later, Aden turned them back.
From Time Magazine Archive
It also reflects a jockeying for power among rival Arab groups in such places as South Arabia, which will soon get its independence from Britain.
From Time Magazine Archive
More new non-nations are waiting impatiently in the wings; Bechuanaland, Basutoland, British Guiana and Mauritius are all due to become independent this year, and Swaziland and South Arabia will follow soon afterward.
From Time Magazine Archive
Syria must have received the products of South Arabia first through Babylon, then by means of direct communication with the Arabs, and lastly by the special caravans of the Phenicians.
From The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) by Duncker, Max
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