hegira

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Definition

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

From Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra, “exodus; emigration”). Doublet of hijra.

“‘Given at Constantinople, by authority of his highness, in the year 1247 of the Hegira. — The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas
While this terrible Hegira was taking place, Mr Proctor sat opposite Gerald Wentworth, sipping his claret and talking of Italy. — The Perpetual Curate, Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
This is another of the sacred cities of Islam, since it is the scene of Muhammad's labors after his hegira from Mecca; it also contains his tomb. — Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania, Jewett C. (Jewett Castello) Gilson

Hejira

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