Sanaa
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- proper noun
- About 50 U.S. Marines have been sent to Yemen to provide additional security in the aftermath of Thursday's attack on the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, Defense Department officials told NBC News.
- Sanaa, the capital
- Sanaa, Yemen
- Sanaa International Airport
Examples
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The rebels now control the capital, Sanaa, and have spread south and west.
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Crowds protested today in Sanaa against Shiite rebels who took over the government last week.
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Shortly thereafter, officials in Sanaa admitted that the Southern warplanes were on an approved training mission.
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The British area of control was centered in the port city of Aden, and the Turkish in the interior city of Sanaa.
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In addition to becoming North Yemen's main source of foreign aid, Saudi Arabia continuously manipulated the tribes' opposition to Sanaa to its own advantage.
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In Sanaa, Yemen, and Cairo, Egypt, thousands stormed the embassies and burned the American flag.
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In Yemen, protesters breach the U.S. Embassy compound in the capital, Sanaa, as a wave of anti-American demonstrations sweeps across several Middle Eastern nations.
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Qassem Aqlan, a Yemeni native who worked as a senior security investigator for the U.S. embassy in Sanaa, was shot and killed by masked gunmen on a motorcycle yesterday.
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Huge crowds turned out in the capital, Sanaa, to support the Shiite Houthi.
Synonyms
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7.8
The capital and largest city of Yemen on the central plateau
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6.3
The capital and largest city of Yemen on a high flat area in the middle of the country
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sanaa comes from Arabic and probably from the root ṣ‑n‑ʿ, which carries the idea 'well made' or 'well built'. That's why the name suits a city known for its old, strong buildings and long history on high ground.