/yem"euhn, yay"meuhn/ , n.
1. Republic of , a country in S Arabia, formed in 1990 by the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. 13,972,477; 207,000 sq. mi. (536,130 sq. km). Cap.: ( political ) San'a. Cap.: ( economic ) Aden.
2. Also called North Yemen . a former country in SW Arabia: since 1990 a part of the Republic of Yemen. Cap.: San'a.
3. Also called South Yemen . a former country in S Arabia: since 1990 a part of the Republic of Yemen. Cap.: Aden.