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Sanaa.

The capital and largest city of Yemen.

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Meaning & usage

name/sɑˈnɑː//səˈnɑː/
  1. The capital and largest city of Yemen.

  2. The capital and largest city of Yemen. The Yemeni government.

    metonymically
  3. A governorate of Yemen, surrounding the capital.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic صَنْعَاء (ṣanʕāʔ).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.