1. A journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
   "The hegira of refugees across the border increased as the conflict worsened";
   - exodus, hejira

1. The flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year
   - Hejira

Derived forms: Hegiras, hegiras

Type of: escape, flight

Encyclopedia: Hegira