Yemenite
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of Yemenite
Example Sentences
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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 Shea, Robert
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