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Jidda

American  
[jid-duh] / ˈdʒɪd də /

noun

  1. the seaport of Mecca, in W Saudi Arabia, on the Red Sea.


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"I stood in waist-deep water, crying," Ms Jidda said as she recounted the life-changing moment water rushed into her compound, before it overwhelmed her house.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2025

Ibrahim Habadi, a 42-year-old airport ground support equipment manager from Jidda, showed a video of the moment Saudi Arabia finally defeated Argentina.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2022

Mohamed al-Saygh, a 28-year-old coffee-shop owner, flew with friends to Saturday’s match from the coastal Saudi city of Jidda.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2022

Saudi officials and Subash’s sponsor, Hyundai Heavy Industries, had misidentified Tejendra’s body after the 2015 taxi crash in Jidda, setting off a chain of events that still plagues both men’s families.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2020

Soon Jidda faded into the shadows of evening, and the Nautilus went back beneath the mildly phosphorescent waters.

From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by F. P. Walter

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