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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. Note: The starting point of the Era was made to begin, not from the date of the flight, but from the first day of the Arabic year, which corresponds to July 16, A. D. 622. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hejira \He*ji"ra\, n. See {Hegira}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hejira n : a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment [syn: {exodus}, {hegira}]
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