Meanings
nounhejira (plural hejiras)
plural hejiras
- alternativeAlternative form of hegira.
Her mother was — had been — Scottish (although you couldn't tell by looking), and they had once made the long journey to her homeland. Juliet had been very small and could remember little of this hejira.
2018, Kate Atkinson, Transcription, →ISBN, pages 184–185
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
hejira. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hejira
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hejira,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hejira.
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