Definitions for yamens

yamens ya·men

Spelling: [yah-muh n]
IPA: /ˈyɑ mən/

Yamens is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 130 anagrams from letters in yamens (aemnsy).

Definitions for yamens

noun

  1. (in the Chinese Empire) the residence or office of a public official.

Origin of yamens

1820-30; Chinese yámen (yá office + mén gate)

Examples for yamens

I caught him trying to open the yamen gate to the Chinese rebels.

During the day a secretary arrived from the yamen to interview the Ministers.

“When I was younger I wanted to learn Hebrew,” 23-year-old Palestinian named yamen told me recently in Amman, Jordan.

Until recently yamen had lived his entire life in Yarmouk, a Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of Damascus.

The yamen is surrounded by an extensive park, in which is some good timber.

If a man is beaten in the yamen, he can get over it in a fortnight.

His yamen was built in the usual Chinese style and was 316 surrounded by a wall.

So my husband was just starting for the yamen to tell the tale.

All the members of the yamen were present; I was received with all respect as their guest.

The social side of the life of a Chinese mandarin is not confined to his own yamen.

Word Value for yamens
Scrable

10

Words with friends

11

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