South Yemen

proper noun

A former country in West Asia on the Arabian Peninsula, existing from 1967 until 1990. Official name: People's Democratic Republic of Yemen.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA former country in West Asia on the Arabian Peninsula, existing from 1967 until 1990. Official name: People's Democratic Republic of Yemen.

Translations

Arabic جَنُوب اَلْيَمَن
  • جَنُوب اَلْيَمَن (janūb al-yaman)country
Bengali দক্ষিণ ইয়েমেন
  • দক্ষিণ ইয়েমেন (dokkhin iẏemen)country
Chinese Mandarin 民主葉門 /民主叶门, 南葉門 /南叶门
  • 民主葉門 /民主叶门 (Mínzhǔ Yěmén)country
  • 南葉門 /南叶门 (Nán Yěmén)country
  • 南也門 /南也门 (Nán-Yěmén)country
Czech Jižní Jemen
  • Jižní Jemencountry
Dutch Zuid-Jemen
  • Zuid-Jemencountry
Finnish Etelä-Jemen
  • Etelä-Jemencountry
French Yémen du Sud
  • Yémen du Sudcountry
German Südjemen
  • Südjemencountry
Hungarian Dél-Jemen
  • Dél-Jemencountry
Italian Yemen del Sud
  • Yemen del Sudcountry
Japanese 南イエメン
  • 南イエメン (Minami Iemen)country
Korean 남예멘
  • 남예멘 (Namyemen)country
Lithuanian Pietų Jemenas
  • Pietų Jemenascountry
Malay Yaman Selatan
  • Yaman Selatancountry
Norwegian Sør-Jemen
  • Sør-Jemencountry
Polish Jemen Południowy
  • Jemen Południowycountry
Portuguese Iémen do Sul, Iêmen do Sul
  • Iémen do Sulcountry
  • Iêmen do Sulcountry
Romanian Yemenul de Sud
  • Yemenul de Sudcountry
Russian Ю́жный Йе́мен
  • Ю́жный Йе́мен (Júžnyj Jjémen)country
Spanish Yemen del Sur
  • Yemen del Surcountry
Swedish Sydjemen
  • Sydjemencountry
Turkish Güney Yemen
  • Güney Yemencountry
Vietnamese Nam Yemen
  • Nam Yemencountry
Cite this entry
APA

South Yemen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Yemen

MLA

“South Yemen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Yemen. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “South Yemen,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Yemen.

Source: South Yemen on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.