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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) hejira
see Hegira

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1. hejira
or Hejra (Arabic, "going away"), a word applied to Mahomet's flight from Mecca to Medina in A.D. 622; Calif Omar, 17 years later, adopted this date as the starting-point of a new Mohammedan calendar.

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