Etymology

Hejaz

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Today it means: A mountainous geographic area in northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places. Full definition →

Arabic الْحِجَاز
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromالْحِجَاز
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromالْحِجَاز
  3. English todayHejaz

Borrowed from Arabic الْحِجَاز (al-ḥijāz).

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