hegira
see also: Hegira
Pronunciation
Hegira
Proper noun
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see also: Hegira
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈhɛd͡ʒɪɹə/
hegira (plural hegiras)
- A journey taken to escape from danger; an exodus.
- 1988, James McPherson, Battle Cry for Freedom, Oxford 2003, p. 43:
- By all odds the most remarkable westward migration before the California gold rush of 1849 was the Mormon hegira to the Great Salt Lake basin.
- 1988, James McPherson, Battle Cry for Freedom, Oxford 2003, p. 43:
Hegira
Proper noun
- Alternative form of Hijra.
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