South Yemen


noun

British Dictionary definitions for south yemen

South Yemen

noun

a former republic in SW Arabia, on the Gulf of Aden; now a part of Yemen: became a republic in 1967; merged with North Yemen in 1990 Official name (1967–90): People's Democratic Republic of Yemen Name from 1963 to 1967 (excluding Aden): Federation of South Arabia, South Arabia See also Yemen, North Yemen