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HEGIRA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment

Synonyms:

exodus; hegira; hejira

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

escape; flight (the act of escaping physically)

Sense 2

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

Synonyms:

Hegira; Hejira

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Instance hypernyms:

escape; flight (the act of escaping physically)

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