Definitions for hejira



Overview of noun hejira

The noun hejira has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. 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. exodus, hegira, hejira

(a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment)

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