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1. (n.) Hegira
(sometimes l.c.)
Etymology: (1590–1600; < ML < Ar; see Hijra)
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1. (noun) Hegira, Hejira
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. (noun) exodus, hegira, hejira
a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
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1. (noun) hegira
the flight of Mohammed from Mecca, September 13, A. D. 622 (subsequently established as the first year of the Moslem era); hence, any flight or exodus regarded as like that of Mohammed
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