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HIJAZ

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hijaz mean? 

HIJAZ (noun)
  The noun HIJAZ has 1 sense:

1. 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 Arabiaplay

  Familiarity information: HIJAZ used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HIJAZ (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Hedjaz; Hejaz; Hijaz

Instance hypernyms:

geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)

Meronyms (parts of "Hijaz"):

Mecca (joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia; located in western Saudi Arabia; as the birthplace of Muhammad it is the holiest city of Islam)

Al Madinah; Medina (a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam)

Holonyms ("Hijaz" is a part of...):

Arabia; Arabian Peninsula (a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources)

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Saudi Arabia (an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy)


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