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Hi⋅jaz

  [hee-jaz; Arab. hee-zhahz]
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–noun
a region in Saudi Arabia bordering on the Red Sea, formerly an independent kingdom: contains the Islamic holy cities of Medina and Mecca. ab. 150,000 sq. mi. (388,500 sq. km). Capital: Mecca.
Also, Hedjaz, Hejaz.
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hijaz

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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 [syn: Hejaz] 
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