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hejira

hejira

9.9
A long journey by many people to escape danger
  • noun
  • /həˈdʒɪrə/
  • Archaic
translation icon : huida
  • The persecuted minority embarked on a hejira to seek safety across the border.

Examples

  • The film tells the story of a family's hejira from their war-torn homeland.

  • After the outbreak of violence, a massive hejira changed the region's demographics.

  • The hejira was a significant event in history.

  • Many families undertook a hejira during the war.

  • The film tells the story of a family's hejira from their war-torn homeland.

  • The persecuted minority embarked on a hejira to seek safety across the border.

  • Many families undertook a hejira during the war.

Synonyms

flight
vshejira
111 4.9

A quick secret escape from danger or capture

describes a planned journey by a large group leaving hostile conditions
exodus
vshejira
45 7.2

Many people leaving a place at the same time, often to escape danger or bad conditions

emphasizes the group's actual journey away from danger rather than the event
hegira
vshejira
  • Literature
9.9

A long journey people make to escape danger or trouble

is the alternative spelling used for the same migration

Antonyms

to stay
∞ 1.0

To remain in one place and not leave

How Large

exodus
45 7.2
hejira
  • Archaic
9.9
migration
82 3.7
to journey
40 2.6
trip
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

hejira singular
hejiras plural

Etymology

Hejira comes from the Arabic word hijra, which means 'emigration' or 'flight' and is well known from the Prophet Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Medina. So a hejira today means a large, often urgent migration or journey to escape danger and find safety.