NEJD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Nejd mean? 

• NEJD (noun)
  The noun NEJD has 1 sense:

1. a central plateau region of the Arabian Peninsula; formerly an independent sultanate until 1932 when it united with Hejaz to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

  Familiarity information: NEJD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEJD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A central plateau region of the Arabian Peninsula; formerly an independent sultanate until 1932 when it united with Hejaz to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Najd; Nejd

Instance hypernyms:

geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)

plateau; tableland (a relatively flat highland)

Holonyms ("Nejd" is a part of...):

Arabia; Arabian Peninsula (a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources)

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Saudi Arabia (an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy)