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Hedjaz

Hedjaz proper noun: a mountainous geographic area in northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places.

Proper noun

Hedjaz

  1. A mountainous geographic area in northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places
  2. (historical) A former kingdom in modern Saudi Arabia, existing between 1924 and 1932, when it merged with Najd to form the present state of Saudi Arabia

Questions about Hedjaz

What does Hedjaz mean?
Hedjaz means a mountainous geographic area in northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places.
What part of speech is Hedjaz?
Hedjaz is a proper noun.

Words near Hedjaz in the dictionary

  1. hedgy
  2. hedgy-boar
  3. hedgy-boars
  4. Hedin
  5. Hedins
  6. Hedjaz
  7. Hedjet
  8. HEDLA
  9. Hedley
  10. Hedley on the Hill
  11. hedleyite

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