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hejira

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Hejira is the eighth studio album by the Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell , released in 1976. The album title is a transliteration of the Arabic word hijra , which means "journey", usually referring to the migration of the Islamic prophet Muhammad ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hegira \He*gi"ra\ (?; 277), n. [Written also hejira .] [Ar. hijrah flight.] The flight of Mohammed from Mecca, September 13, a. d. 622 (subsequently established as the first year of the Moslem era); hence, any flight or exodus regarded as like that of Mohammed. ...

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n. (alternative form of hegira English)

Usage examples of hejira.

Craw for a little experienced the first glimmerings of peace which he had known since that fateful hour at Kirkmichael when his Hejira began.

In no other nation, probably, is there such a general summer hejira, no other offers on such a vast scale such a variety of entertainment, and it is needless to say that history presents no parallel to this general movement of a people for a summer outing.

But just as he planned his flight to Medina, the Hejira that would mark the beginning of Muslim time, I planned my escape and the beginning of a new time for me.

Bagdad was founded in the 145th year of the Hejira or flight of Mohammed to Medina, 767.

In preaching a hejira to the country, I do not forget the interests of the children.