English noun: Hedjaz | |||
1. | Hedjaz (location) 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 | ||
Synonyms | Hejaz, Hijaz | ||
Instance hypernym | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | ||
Part holonym | Al Madinah, Mecca, Medina | ||
Part meronym | Arabia, Arabian Peninsula, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia | ||