Hedjaz

[ hee-jaz; Arabic hee-zhahz ]

/ hiˈdʒæz; Arabic hiˈʒɑz /

noun

Hijaz.

Definition for hedjaz (2 of 2)

Hijaz

or He·djaz, He·jaz

[ hee-jaz; Arabic hee-zhahz ]

/ hiˈdʒæz; Arabic hiˈʒɑz /

noun

a region in Saudi Arabia bordering on the Red Sea, formerly an independent kingdom: contains the Islamic holy cities of Medina and Mecca. About 150,000 sq. mi. (388,500 sq. km). Capital: Mecca.

Example sentences from the Web for hedjaz

Their cheeks were like the roses of Shiraz, their teeth like the pearls of Ormuz, their eyes like the eyes of gazelles of Hedjaz.

The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton |Wardon Allan Curtis
Here the money, jewels, and other precious articles of the people of Hedjaz were kept in chests, or suspended on silken ropes.

Travels in Arabia |Bayard Taylor
The people of Hedjaz also once enjoyed freedom and glory, their power in early history reaching all the way from France to China.

Winning a Cause |John Gilbert Thompson and Inez Bigwood
Our objective was the station of Kutrani, on the Hedjaz Railway.

The Escaping Club |A. J. Evans

They retain, however, with the exception of their physiognomy, very little resemblance to their brethren in Hedjaz or Arak.

Travels in Central Asia |Arminius Vmbry

British Dictionary definitions for hedjaz (1 of 2)

Hedjaz

/ (hiːˈdʒæz) /

noun

a variant spelling of Hejaz

British Dictionary definitions for hedjaz (2 of 2)

Hijaz

/ (hiːˈdʒæz) /

noun

a variant spelling of Hejaz

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Hedjaz

noun

Definition for hedjaz (2 of 2)

or He·djaz, He·jaz

noun

Example sentences from the Web for hedjaz

British Dictionary definitions for hedjaz (1 of 2)

noun

British Dictionary definitions for hedjaz (2 of 2)

noun