Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Of or pertaining to, or native to, Yemen, a region (now a vilayet) in southern Arabia; an inhabitant of Yemen.
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- noun a
native orinhabitant ofYemen
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Examples
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Berlin’s style was very conservative, ranging between an expressive realism, especially in the various character types such as Yemenite (1937), and a realism possessing geometrical structural forms, as in the sculpture of Bialik.
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The real recipe is a secret carefully guarded by Yemenite grandmothers ....
Zchoog Inspired Middle Eastern Hot Sauce on Kofta With Greens Laura 2009
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"Um Min Al Yaman" was written by Kahalani, who is of Yemenite extraction.
Michal Shapiro: Yemen Blues at Le Poisson Rouge (video) Michal Shapiro 2011
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"Um Min Al Yaman" was written by Kahalani, who is of Yemenite extraction.
Michal Shapiro: Yemen Blues at Le Poisson Rouge (video) Michal Shapiro 2011
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Moses Maimonides, a widely respected rabbi in what is now Egypt, responded in the way he thought best: discrediting the prophetic tradition of the Muslim sect oppressing the Yemenite Jewish community -- and Christianity, for the sake of definitiveness, as well.
Joshua Stanton: 'History Centrism': A Challenge To Abrahamic Faiths Joshua Stanton 2011
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The real recipe is a secret carefully guarded by Yemenite grandmothers ....
Archive 2009-09-01 Laura 2009
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But to remind, Arianna Huffington wants an old-fashioned analogue alarm clock; former Blogger and Twitter CEO Evan Williams wants a Nest learning thermostat; Nora Ephron wants an extra freezer; former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle a kayak; British Ambassador to the US Nigel Sheinwald Bose headphones; and Zeke Emanuel yes, the other brother wants a Yemenite mezuzah.
Steve Clemons: Holiday Gift & Giving Ideas that Involve Matt Damon Steve Clemons 2011
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Yemenite Jews look just like their Arab neighbours in Yemen, just like Moroccan Jews look like theirs.
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There's plenty of choice old-school tracks mixed in with new school Idelsohn exclusives like the re-mix of the Yemenite Trio by Soulico's DJ Sabbo.
Boing Boing 2009
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The assassin of Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin came from a family of Yemenite Jews and believed Rabin to be too conciliatory toward Arabs.
Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011
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