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Hegira

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Hegira /ˈhɛdʒɪrə/ (also Hejira or Hijra)

▶noun

1 the departure of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in ad 622, marking the consolidation of the first Muslim community.
■ the Muslim era reckoned from this date.

2 (hegira) an exodus or migration.

– origin via med. L. from Arab. hijra ‘departure’.

'Hegira' also found in these Oxford entries:

AH - Hejira - Hijra

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