Nejd
noun
one of the two major regions of Saudi Arabia in the E central part: formerly a sultanate of Arabia. About 400,000 sq. mi. (1,000,000 sq. km).
Najd
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a variation of
Nejd.
Example Sentences
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The royal family of Qatar has lineage linked to Najd, the central region of present-day Saudi Arabia.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
The seven were all full brothers who were sons of national founder, King Abdul Aziz ibn Saud, and Hassa al-Sudairi, a woman from a powerful family in the central Najd region, where Riyadh is located.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2015
It was said in Arabia in the 1800s that a man in Najd province dreamed that his body produced flames that spread far and wide, consuming desert camps and towns alike.
From Time Magazine Archive
They are famous in the history of Najd, a province north-east of Medina, from the confines of Syria to Yemen.
From A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885 by Cherágh Ali
They hold the North-Eastern uplands of Najd, comprising the great desert Al-Dahná and extend to Al-Bahrayn.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
