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hegira definition

he·gira (hi jī′rə; also hej′i rə)

noun

  1. Mohammed's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 ; the Muslim era dates from this
  2. a trip or journey, esp. one made to escape a dangerous or undesirable situation

Etymology: ML < Ar hijrah, lit., separation, flight, era of Mohammed < hajara, to leave

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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