| 词汇 | yemen |
| 词源 | Yemen. This republic in southwest Arabia takes its name from the Arabic for “to the right,” that is, to the right of Mecca, the holy city in Arabia that is the birthplace of Muhammad. In ancient times it was called Arabia Felix, due to a mistranslation of Yemen by Ptolemy. |
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