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he⋅ji⋅ra

  [hi-jahy-ruh, hej-er-uh]
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–noun
hegira (def. 2).

He⋅gi⋅ra

  [hi-jahy-ruh, hej-er-uh]
–noun
1. Islam. Hijra.
2. (lowercase) Also, hejira. any flight or journey to a more desirable or congenial place.
Origin:
< ML < Ar; see Hijra
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he·gi·ra also he·ji·ra   (hĭ-jī'rə, hěj'ər-ə)   
n.  

  1. A flight to escape danger.

  2. also Hegira The flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 A.D., marking the beginning of the Muslim era.


[Medieval Latin, from Arabic hijra, emigration, flight, from hajara, to depart; see hgr in Semitic roots.]
he·ji·ra   (hĭ-jī'rə, hěj'ər-ə)   
n.  Variant of hegira.
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hegira 
1590, the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina (July 16, 622 C.E.), from which event the Islamic calendar reckons. From Arabic hijrah "departure," from hajara "to depart."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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