Definition of Hegira

a trip taken to get away from an unlikable or unsafe circumstance

Examples of Hegira in a sentence

The people took a hegira to escape their war-weary country.  🔊

To escape the rule of a brutal dictator, the people attempted a dangerous hegira across the ocean.  🔊

The settlers hoped their hegira would lead them to a land where food was plentiful.  🔊

In the middle of the night, the slaves started a hegira to freedom.  🔊

The man hopes his hegira to the United States will get him out of the mob’s reach.  🔊

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