Word
yemeni
Phoneticsyemeni
/ˈjɛməni/
Definition
adj. relating to the country of Yemen, its people, or its culture.
adj. relating to the Republic of Yemen or its inhabitants. Often used attributively to describe cultural, linguistic, or geographic features of the region.
Examples
“I really enjoy eating traditional Yemeni food.”
“The museum is hosting an exhibition of Yemeni silver jewelry and traditional textiles this month.”
“The Yemeni coastline stretches along both the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, providing the nation with a strategically significant maritime position throughout history.”
Examples
simple
“I really enjoy eating traditional Yemeni food.”
contextual
“The museum is hosting an exhibition of Yemeni silver jewelry and traditional textiles this month.”
complex
“The Yemeni coastline stretches along both the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, providing the nation with a strategically significant maritime position throughout history.”
Usage
Typically placed before the noun it modifies; when used as a noun to refer to a person, it follows standard capitalization rules for nationalities.
Etymology
From Yemen + -i.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scan code
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