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HEJIRA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Hejira mean?
• HEJIRA (noun)
The noun HEJIRA has 2 senses:
1. the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year
2. a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
Familiarity information: HEJIRA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
Hegira; Hejira
Instance hypernyms:
escape; flight (the act of escaping physically)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("hejira" is a kind of...):
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