English noun: Hejira | |||
| 1. | Hejira (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 | Hegira | ||
| Instance hypernym | escape, flight | ||
| 2. | hejira (act) a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment | ||
| Synonyms | exodus, hegira | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | escape, flight | ||