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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 yearplay

2. a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environmentplay

  Familiarity information: HEJIRA used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HEJIRA (noun)


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:

exodus; hegira; hejira

Hypernyms ("hejira" is a kind of...):

escape; flight (the act of escaping physically)


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