Nejd

or Najd

[ nejd, neyd ]

noun

1. 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).

Nejd

/ nɛʒd; neɪd /

noun

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

Example Sentences

The United States recognises the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd, renamed Saudi Arabia the following year.

From Reuters

After consideration, the judges determined last year that her father, an imam from the Saudi interior of Nejd, remained her legal guardian; but that a guardian only had powers to approve his ward’s marriage.

From Economist

The IS infrastructure in the kingdom calls itself the Nejd Vilayet of the Caliphate.

From US News

IS claims it has already established an underground infrastructure in what it calls the "vilayet of the Nejd."

From US News

But in places like Jeddah, away from the conservative Nejd region, women wear their cloak, or abaya, more loosely; and women can mingle with men, contrary to the law.

From Economist