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Yemenize

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To make Yemeni.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • 1982, Abdul Rahman al-Haddad, Unesco, Cultural Policy in the Yemen Arab Republic, United Nations Educational The most difficult problem that faced the revolution in expanding schools and developing education, however, was the problem of Yemenizing curricula and training qualified teachers.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Yemen + -ize.