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hajji
haj·ji
/
ˈhædʒ
i
/
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[
haj
-ee
]
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noun,
plural
haj·jis.
1.
a Muslim who has gone on a pilgrimage to Mecca.
2.
a Christian from Greece, Armenia, or any country of the Near East, who has visited the Holy Sepulcher at Jerusalem.
Also,
hadji
,
haji
.
Origin:
1600–10;
<
Arabic
ḥajjī,
equivalent to
ḥajj
pilgrimage +
-ī
suffix of appurtenance
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hajji
,
hadji
or
haji
(ˈhædʒɪ, ˈhædʒə, ˈhædʒɪ, ˈhædʒə, ˈhædʒɪ, ˈhædʒə)
—
n
,
pl
hajjis
,
hadjis
,
hajis
1.
a Muslim who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca: also used as a title
2.
a Christian of the Greek Orthodox or Armenian Churches who has visited Jerusalem
hadji
,
hadji
or
haji
—
n
haji
,
hadji
or
haji
—
n
'hajjah
,
hadji
or
haji
—
fem n
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