Nejd

or Najd

[ nejd, neyd ]

/ nɛdʒd, neɪd /

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).

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Examples from the Web for nejd

Hejazis in the west and Shia in the east resent the strict Wahhabi lifestyle in the Nejd central desert.
With Prince Muqrin’s Appointment, Saudi Succession Crisis Looms|Bruce Riedel|February 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The tails of the Nejd horses are as peculiar as their heads, and are as essential to their beauty.
A Pilgrimage to Nejd, Vol. 2 [of 2]|Anne Blunt
Having consolidated the Nejd, Saud was now ready to undertake the greater task of subduing and purifying the Moslem world.
The New World of Islam|Lothrop Stoddard
First, whatever may have been the case formerly, horses of any kind are now exceedingly rare in Nejd.
A Pilgrimage to Nejd, Vol. 2 [of 2]|Anne Blunt

Secondly, what horses there are in Nejd, are bred in the Nefûds.
A Pilgrimage to Nejd, Vol. 2 [of 2]|Anne Blunt
The district of Nejd has been the chief breeding locality for these horses for many centuries.
Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania |Jewett Castello Gilson

British Dictionary definitions for nejd

Nejd

/ (nɛʒd, neɪd) /

noun

a region of central Saudi Arabia: formerly an independent sultanate of Arabia; united with Hejaz to form the kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1932)

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