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
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
No wonder British Foreign Secretary George Brown told the House of Commons in wistful tones: "Her Majesty's government has not had an easy road to follow in bringing South Arabia to independence."
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
But it is said with greater certainty that at twenty-five he entered the service of a rich widow, Chadidja, and journeyed for her in South Arabia.
From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Allies, Thomas W.
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