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Definition of Sanaa

1. Noun. The capital and largest city of Yemen; on the central plateau.

Definition of Sanaa

1. Proper noun. The capital of Yemen. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sanaa

Literary usage of Sanaa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Travels of Ludovico Di Varthema in Egypt, Syria, Arabia Deserta and by Lodovico de Varthema, John Winter Jones, George Percy Badger (1863)
"'Amir's second attack on sanaa was more successful. On that occasion, according to the author of the Ruah er-Ruah, his army consisted of 180000 men, ..."

2. The Travels of Ludovico Di Varthema in Egypt, Syria, Arabia Deserta and by Lodovico de Varthema, John Winter Jones, George Percy Badger (1863)
"The Sultan, having collected his troops and equipage, retired from before sanaa on the 7th of Muhar- ram, AH 908, followed by the ..."

3. Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara: In the Years 1843-1845, to Ascertain the by Joseph Wolff (1845)
"Proceeds to sanaa. Meets with the Rechabites ; their kind treatment of him. Saves the Caravan from being pillaged. Jews of Yemen. sanaa. ..."

4. Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara, in the Years 1843-1845: To Ascertain the by Joseph Wolff (1845)
"Proceeds to sanaa. Meets with the Rechabites: their kind treatment of him. Saves the Caravan from being pillaged. Jews of Yemen. sanaa. ..."

5. The History of Arabia: Ancient and Modern by Andrew Crichton (1868)
"... obtains the Investiture of the Caliphate—Expulsion of the Turks by the Independent Arab Chiefs—Dominions of the Imam of sanaa —His Government, Revenues, ..."

6. A Philosophical Dictionary by Voltaire (1843)
"... sanaa, the Indus to the Garonne ; and, having i were no less generous than those of th« afterwards lost their conquests, they re- ( desert were addicted ..."

7. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1868)
"sanaa', the principal district in Yemen or Arabia Felix, ... The city of sanaa is situated in a deep valley, about twenty or thirty miles in length, ..."

8. A History of Arabia Felix Or Yemen, from the Commencement of the Christian by Robert Lambert Playfair (1859)
"sanaa. The district of sanaa is very undefined in extent, but includes the ... The city of sanaa, the capital of Yemen, is situated in a deep valley, ..."

9. The Travels of Ludovico Di Varthema in Egypt, Syria, Arabia Deserta and by Lodovico de Varthema, John Winter Jones, George Percy Badger (1863)
"'Amir's second attack on sanaa was more successful. On that occasion, according to the author of the Ruah er-Ruah, his army consisted of 180000 men, ..."

10. The Travels of Ludovico Di Varthema in Egypt, Syria, Arabia Deserta and by Lodovico de Varthema, John Winter Jones, George Percy Badger (1863)
"The Sultan, having collected his troops and equipage, retired from before sanaa on the 7th of Muhar- ram, AH 908, followed by the ..."

11. Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara: In the Years 1843-1845, to Ascertain the by Joseph Wolff (1845)
"Proceeds to sanaa. Meets with the Rechabites ; their kind treatment of him. Saves the Caravan from being pillaged. Jews of Yemen. sanaa. ..."

12. Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara, in the Years 1843-1845: To Ascertain the by Joseph Wolff (1845)
"Proceeds to sanaa. Meets with the Rechabites: their kind treatment of him. Saves the Caravan from being pillaged. Jews of Yemen. sanaa. ..."

13. The History of Arabia: Ancient and Modern by Andrew Crichton (1868)
"... obtains the Investiture of the Caliphate—Expulsion of the Turks by the Independent Arab Chiefs—Dominions of the Imam of sanaa —His Government, Revenues, ..."

14. A Philosophical Dictionary by Voltaire (1843)
"... sanaa, the Indus to the Garonne ; and, having i were no less generous than those of th« afterwards lost their conquests, they re- ( desert were addicted ..."

15. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1868)
"sanaa', the principal district in Yemen or Arabia Felix, ... The city of sanaa is situated in a deep valley, about twenty or thirty miles in length, ..."

16. A History of Arabia Felix Or Yemen, from the Commencement of the Christian by Robert Lambert Playfair (1859)
"sanaa. The district of sanaa is very undefined in extent, but includes the ... The city of sanaa, the capital of Yemen, is situated in a deep valley, ..."

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