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
What bothers Britain most is Nasser's effort to stir up the tribes of the South Arabia Federation.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was no question that the government of the Federation of South Arabia was overthrown last week, but where were the people who toppled it?
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
Sheba, believed to be a region in South Arabia, along the shore of the Red Sea.
From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin
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