hegira

Examples

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• In fact, we can not only identify the place where the Garden of Eden was, we can also identify the place in Africa where our ancestors walked out of that continent. Indeed, all of humanity is descended from a relatively small number of individuals who, roughly 55,000 years ago, slipped away from the ancient continent and, in an epic hegira of 2,500 generations, carried our species to every habitable corner of the planet.

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• The family's hegira from the war-torn region led them to a peaceful village in the countryside.

• After the disaster, a mass hegira took place as people fled to safer areas in search of shelter.

Synonyms

J

journey

vshegira

∞ 1.1

A long trip from one place to another or a change in someone's life

is travel specifically made to escape dangerous or hostile situations

F

flight

vshegira

111 4.9

A quick secret escape from danger or capture

is a planned migration that often takes longer to leave danger

E

exodus

vshegira

45 7.2

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

emphasizes a purposeful migration rather than only mass departure

H

hejira

vshegira

• Archaic

9.9

A long journey by many people to escape danger

is the same in meaning but is a spelling variant

Antonyms

S

to settle

463 2.5

To live in a place, often for a long time

S

to stay put

• Informal

133 2.0

Remain in the same place without moving

How Large

exodus

45 7.2

hegira

• Literature

9.9

migration

41 3.0

to journey

40 2.6

trip

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology