Yemenite

[ yem-uh-nahyt ]

adjective, noun

Origin of Yemenite

First recorded in 1860–65; Yemen + -ite¹

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Your husband's village—now renamed Musreya—was repopulated by Yemenite and Moroccan Jews.
Throw Away That Rusty Key | Lyn Julius | May 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
The patient thought I was Yemenite and asked me to treat him instead of the (Arab) medic that was with me.
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We had Yemenite stew with all kinds of hot sauces and flat bread, and we sat on the floor.
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Daoud's Yemenite stallion leapt at the Tartar as Daoud brought his saif down.
The Saracen: Land of the Infidel | Robert Shea
But the latter proved too strong for the Ameer, who was defeated and killed by the Yemenite followers of Balj.
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His tall Yemenite and the Tartar's piebald pony pranced in a cloud of dust as their riders slashed at each other.
The Saracen: Land of the Infidel | Robert Shea
The muscles of the black Yemenite stallion bunched and stretched under Daoud as its hooves thundered over the plain.
The Saracen: Land of the Infidel | Robert Shea
Daoud wheeled his Yemenite about, then jerked the horse to a stop and jumped from the saddle with his saif out.
The Saracen: Land of the Infidel | Robert Shea

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