Hijaz
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 • Syn: Hejaz, Hedjaz • Instance Hypernyms: geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region • Part Holonyms: Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Arabian Peninsula, Arabia • Part Meronyms: Mecca, Medina, Al Madinah
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