Meaning & use
hegira
A journey to escape a dangerous or unwelcome situation, especially one undertaken as a permanent departure.
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The family's hegira from the war-torn city took them across three borders in one week.
Historians still study the hegira of the Puritans as a defining migration in early American history.
A note on using this word
Capitalized as "Hegira" or "Hijra," it specifically names Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE.
Words with a similar meaning
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