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Hejaz

he·jaz

UK/hɪˈdʒɑːz/ uncommon

noun

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a coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina; formerly an independent kingdom until it united with Nejd to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Borrowed from Arabic الْحِجَاز (al-ḥijāz).

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