Nejd

or Najd

[nejd, neyd]

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

Contemporary Examples of 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

Historical Examples of nejd

They are fanatical because of their purity of doctrine, and withal because they live in Nejd.
The Book of Khalid
Ameen Rihani
The Nejd was the one clean spot in the decadent Moslem world.
The New World of Islam
Lothrop Stoddard
In the confusion that worthy man got clear away and joined his family in Nejd.
Pan-Islam
George Wyman Bury
Secondly, what horses there are in Nejd, are bred in the Nefûds.
A Pilgrimage to Nejd, Vol. 2 [of 2]
Anne Blunt
Nobody could tell us what supplies were to be had in Nejd, beyond dates and corn.
A Pilgrimage to Nejd, Vol. 1 [of 2]
Anne Blunt

British Dictionary definitions for nejd

Nejd

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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