Etymology

Mahjar

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Today it means: A literary movement started by Arabic-speaking writers who had emigrated to America from Ottoman-ruled Lebanon, Syria and Palestine at the turn of the 20th century. Full definition →

Arabic الْمَهْجَر
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  1. Arabic · derived fromالْمَهْجَر
  2. English todayMahjar

From Arabic الْمَهْجَر (al-mahjar).

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