Dahna

[ dah-nuh, -huh-nuh ]

/ ˈdɑ nə, -hə nə /

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noun

an area in the northeastern Rubʿ al Khali desert, comprising a region of east central Saudi Arabia.

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Words nearby Dahna

dah, dahabeah, Dahl, Dahlgren, dahlia, Dahna, Dahomey, dahoon, daibutsu, daiker, daikon

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How to use Dahna in a sentence

While we were in Khmard, our army fetched corn from Ghr and Dahna.
The Bbur-nma in English|Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
Then is it not easy for me to say that I come from a distant part of the Great Dahna?
Khaled, A Tale of Arabia|F. Marion Crawford
East of Nejd a strip of sandy desert 50 m. in width extends almost continuously from the great Nafud to the Dahna.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3|Various
The poet was hospitably entertained at a place one day called for short and sweet Dahna Cardoch.
An American Hobo in Europe|Ben Goodkind

British Dictionary definitions for Dahna

Dahna

/ (ˈdɑːxnɑː) /

noun

a desert area in central Saudi Arabia, to the N of the Rub` al Khali (Empty Quarter)

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