Sana
1
6.3
- proper noun
- Christian Ethiopians then took control of South Arabia, built a church in Sana in an attempt to attract pilgrims and hence trade to Sana in place of Mecca.
- Sana, Yemen
- the capital of Sana
- the city of Sana
Examples
-
Yemen: The American Embassy in Sana'a, Yemen has a MCESG reinforced with a Marine security force.
Blog text (11) -
The several months after the 30 November agreement witnessed a sunburst of meetings in Sana and Aden, including three joint cabinet meetings.
Academic text (1992) -
If elections were held as early as originally planned, or so the joke going around Sana had it, Ali Solira al-Baydh and the YSP would win in the north and get voted out in the south, whereas President Salih and the GPC would take the south and lose the north.
Academic text (1992) -
Banking on eventually increasing its oil production output from its current 200,000 bpd to upwards of 800,000 bpd, Sana'a is hoping that this will solve its economic and political difficulties.
Academic text (1994) -
World Bank projections indicate the Sana'a Basin—site of the national capital, Sana'a, and home to 2 million people—may be pumped dry by 2010.
Academic text (2008) -
The historic sites in the capital, Sana, attract many tourists each year.
-
While exploring Sana, I was amazed by the beautiful architecture.
-
Many diplomatic meetings are held in Sana, the capital city of Yemen.
Synonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sana comes from the Arabic name Ṣanʿāʾ, meaning 'well-built' or 'well-made'. That's why the city's name fits its famous old strong tower houses and its long history as a capital.