Hejaz

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْحِجَاز (al-ḥijāz).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hɪˈdʒɑːz/
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Proper noun

Hejaz

  1. The mountainous area of northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places.
  2. An independent kingdom in the area between 1924 and 1932, when it merged with Najd to form the present Saudi Arabia.

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Proper noun

Hejaz m

  1. A traditional region in northwest Saudi Arabia
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