Hejira

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of hegira. alt-of, alternative

    "Her mother was — had been — Scottish (although you couldn't tell by looking), and they had once made the long journey to her homeland. Juliet had been very small and could remember little of this hejira."

  2. 2
    a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment wordnet

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exodusexodushegirahegira

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"Her mother was — had been — Scottish (although you couldn't tell by looking), and they had once made the long journey to her homeland. Juliet had been very small and could remember little of this hejira."

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