Hejaz
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic الْحِجَاز (al-ḥijāz).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Hejaz
- The mountainous area of northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places.
- An independent kingdom in the area between 1924 and 1932, when it merged with Najd to form the present Saudi Arabia.
Derived terms[edit]
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Portuguese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Hejaz m
- A traditional region in northwest Saudi Arabia
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- pt:Historical and traditional regions
- pt:Places in Saudi Arabia