hegira

/ˈhɛd͡ʒɪɹə/
noun 1name 1

Definitions

noun

1

A journey taken to escape from danger; an exodus.

By all odds the most remarkable westward migration before the California gold rush of 1849 was the Mormon hegira to the Great Salt Lake basin.

name

1

Alternative form of Hijra.

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