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How do you use Hejaz in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Hejaz in a sentence

Hejaz meaning

  1. A mountainous geographic area in northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places.
  2. A former kingdom in modern Saudi Arabia, existing between 1924 and 1932, when it merged with Najd to form the present state of Saudi Arabia.

Synonyms of Hejaz

hedjaz hijaz geographical area geographic area geographical region geographic region

Related words

Other words often associated with Hejaz or its synonyms:

region

Using Hejaz

  • The main meaning on this page is: A mountainous geographic area in northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places. | A former kingdom in modern Saudi Arabia, existing between 1924 and 1932, when it merged with Najd to form the present state of Saudi Arabia.
  • Useful related words include: hedjaz, hijaz, geographical area, geographic area.
  • In the example corpus, hejaz often appears in combinations such as: the hejaz, hejaz region.

Context around Hejaz

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

eastern 1×

Often after:

region 2× red 1× britain 1× principally 1× syria 1× scale 1×

Sentence patterns with Hejaz

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

against the hejaz principally that 1× and the hejaz red sea 1× in the hejaz 1× in the hejaz region of 1× in the hejaz they were 1× including the hejaz syria and 1× middle eastern hejaz scale has 1× of the hejaz 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although hussein was 1× although the sharifs 1× at a conference 1× in exchange he 1× in order to 1× lawrence s most 1×

Common sentence endings:

after the war 1× and militarily isolated 1× in the hejaz 1× of shari a 1× of the hejaz 1× of three semitones 1×

Words around Hejaz

Just before it in the word index:

heizer 5 heizei 4 heiwa 2 heitz 20 heitschmidt 2 heitor 2

Just after it in the word index:

hejduk 2 hejira 2 hejl 2 hejlsberg 2 hejzlar 2 hek 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Hejaz

  • In this selection, "hejaz" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, eastern, region, red and britain stand out and add context to how "hejaz" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include against the hejaz principally that and and the hejaz red sea. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hejaz" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hejaz

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Middle Eastern Hejaz scale has some intervals of three semitones. (11 words)

In exchange, he wanted a British guarantee of an independent Arab state including the Hejaz, Syria, and Mesopotamia. (18 words)

They had an empire that spanned all of Egypt, greater Syria and the Hejaz, Red Sea province of the Arabian Peninsula. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

In order to obtain the support of the inhabitants of the Hejaz region in the war against the Ottomans, Britain had to pledge support for the creation of an independent state in the Arabic-speaking portions of the Ottoman Empire after the war. (43 words)

Lawrence's most important contributions to the Arab Revolt were in the area of strategy and liaison with British armed forces but he also participated personally in several military engagements: * 3 January 1917: Attack on an Ottoman outpost in the Hejaz. (41 words)

Subject to this suzerainty, Arabia was ruled by a patchwork of tribal rulers (including the Al Saud who had returned from exile in 1902 – see below ) with the Sharif of Mecca having preeminence and ruling the Hejaz. (37 words)

Example sentences (11)

They dwelled in the Hejaz region of what is now Saudi Arabia for centuries before King Abdul-Aziz Al Saud's forces drove them out in 1925.

They had an empire that spanned all of Egypt, greater Syria and the Hejaz, Red Sea province of the Arabian Peninsula.

In order to obtain the support of the inhabitants of the Hejaz region in the war against the Ottomans, Britain had to pledge support for the creation of an independent state in the Arabic-speaking portions of the Ottoman Empire after the war.

Although Hussein was acknowledged as King of the Hejaz, Britain later shifted support to the Al Saud, leaving him diplomatically and militarily isolated.

Although the Sharifs exercised at most times independent authority in the Hejaz, they were usually subject to the suzerainty of one of the major Islamic empires of the time.

At a conference in Riyadh in July 1924 complaints were stated against the Hejaz; principally that pilgrimage from Najd was prevented and it boycotted the implementation of certain public policy in contravention of shari'a.

In exchange, he wanted a British guarantee of an independent Arab state including the Hejaz, Syria, and Mesopotamia.

Lawrence's most important contributions to the Arab Revolt were in the area of strategy and liaison with British armed forces but he also participated personally in several military engagements: * 3 January 1917: Attack on an Ottoman outpost in the Hejaz.

Subject to this suzerainty, Arabia was ruled by a patchwork of tribal rulers (including the Al Saud who had returned from exile in 1902 – see below ) with the Sharif of Mecca having preeminence and ruling the Hejaz.

Their domain originally comprised only the holy cities of Mecca and Medina but in the 13th century it was extended to include the rest of the Hejaz.

The Middle Eastern Hejaz scale has some intervals of three semitones.

Common combinations with hejaz

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hejaz" in a sentence?
An example: "They dwelled in the Hejaz region of what is now Saudi Arabia for centuries before King Abdul-Aziz Al Saud's forces drove them out in 1925." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "hejaz" from authentic English texts.
What does "hejaz" mean?
Hejaz means: A mountainous geographic area in northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places.
What are synonyms of "hejaz"?
Common synonyms of "hejaz" include: hedjaz, hijaz, geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region.
How many example sentences with "hejaz" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "hejaz", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.