South Arabia

American  

noun

1. Protectorate of, a former protectorate of Great Britain in S Arabia, now part of the Republic of Yemen.

2. Federation of, a short-lived federation in S Arabia, overlapping the Protectorate of South Arabia, now part of the Republic of Yemen.

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South Arabia British  

noun

1. the former name (1963–67) of South Yemen (excluding Aden) See also South Yemen

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Example Sentences

Graffiti proclaim Aden to be the “Free South” and some fighters have even swapped Yemeni license plates on their cars for makeshift black plates of “South Arabia,” the name that southern Yemen had under British rule in the 1960s.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The situation is very dangerous now," said Mohsen Mohammed bin Farid, who heads a coalition seeking to create "South Arabia" among eight southern provinces.

From Los Angeles Times

Yemeni Jews say they reached south Arabia more than 2,500 years ago, as merchants sent by the legendary King Solomon to trade for gold and silver to adorn his temple in Jerusalem.

From Time

The style of food in the Gaza Strip owes much to its port, which was on the ancient spice route linking south Arabia and the Mediterranean.

From BBC

Our father beat a swift retreat to King Faisal University in South Arabia to teach trauma surgery.

From The Guardian