Mahjar

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proper noun

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.

OriginArabic الْمَهْجَر →
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Meanings

proper nounMahjar (uncountable)
  1. uncountableliteratureA 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.

Origin

  1. Arabicالْمَهْجَر
  2. EnglishMahjar

From Arabic الْمَهْجَر (al-mahjar).

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APA

Mahjar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mahjar

MLA

“Mahjar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mahjar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mahjar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mahjar.

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