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Yemenite

American  
[yem-uh-nahyt] / ˈjɛm əˌnaɪt /

adjective

  1. Yemeni.


Etymology

Origin of Yemenite

First recorded in 1860–65; Yemen + -ite 1

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Mr. Sharabi, who was born in Tel Aviv to Yemenite and Moroccan parents, speaks Arabic.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 6, 2025

I grew up with an immigrant mom from Iran and a Yemenite dad who was born in Israel.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2024

“As far as I can tell, when Christians are using shofars, they’re not connecting to Yemenite Jewish tradition at all,” she said.

From Slate Sep. 23, 2022

Her newly fledged congregation, Shirat HaTamar, comprises about 45 families from various Jewish ethnic traditions: Ashkenazi Jews as well as Jews of Tunisian, Yemenite, and Moroccan origin.

From Seattle Times Dec. 14, 2021

Daoud, in his early twenties and risen through the ranks of Baibars's personal guard to be second in command of the orta, fifteen thousand strong, sat on his sturdy Yemenite stallion before the other emirs.

From The Saracen: Land of the Infidel by Robert Shea

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