hegira
/hɪˈdʒaɪrə/
noun
- A journey or migration, especially one made to escape danger or persecution.
- The novel describes the hegira of refugees seeking safety in a distant land.
- Historians often refer to the prophet Muhammad's hegira from Mecca to Medina as a turning point.
- The family's hegira from the war zone took them across three borders.
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