English noun: Hegira | |||
1. | Hegira (act) the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year | ||
Synonyms | Hejira | ||
Instance hypernym | escape, flight | ||
2. | hegira (act) a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment | ||
Synonyms | exodus, hejira | ||
Broader (hypernym) | escape, flight | ||