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[ yah-muhn ] / ˈyɑ mən /
noun(in the Chinese Empire) the residence or office of a public official. Origin of yamen1820–30; <Chinese yámen (yá office + mén gate) Words nearby yamenYamani, Yamasaki, Yamashita, Yamato-e, Yambol, yamen, Yami, Yamim Nora'im, yammer, Yamoussoukro, Yampa Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for yamen“When I was younger I wanted to learn Hebrew,” 23-year-old Palestinian named Yamen told me recently in Amman, Jordan. Israel’s Murdered Teenagers and Dying Hopes for Peace|Sarah Shourd|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST Until recently Yamen had lived his entire life in Yarmouk, a Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of Damascus. Israel’s Murdered Teenagers and Dying Hopes for Peace|Sarah Shourd|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST After your rescue of us from the yamen at Chafui I dont think I should consider anything that you might suggest as impossible. With the Allies to Pekin|George Alfred Henty Our first visit to the Yamen under the new régime revealed some of the many changes which had taken place during the last year. The Fulfilment of a Dream of Pastor Hsi's|A. Mildred Cable
Most of the Chinese guns were placed in the yamen fort, forty–five of them being in position there. With the Allies to Pekin|George Alfred Henty The yamen is surrounded by an extensive park, in which is some good timber. China|Sir Henry Arthur Blake When they reach the Yamen, the “Man that knows the County” demands of them where their prisoner is. Sidelights on Chinese Life|J. Macgowan
British Dictionary definitions for yamen
noun(in imperial China) the office or residence of a public official Word Origin for yamenC19: from Chinese, from ya general's office + měn gate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |