Meanings
plural hadjis
- alternativeAlternative spelling of hajji.
1 more example
Whence such strangely incorrect opinions could have arisen it is difficult to understand, unless they are derived from Arab priests, or hadjis returned from Mecca, who may have heard of the ancient prowess of the Turkish armies when they made all Europe tremble, and suppose that their character and warlike capacity must be the same at the present time.
1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 104
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca
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hadji. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hadji
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