hegira

Noun
  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 (synset 100061368)
    is an instance of: escape, flight - the act of escaping physically
    same as: hejira
  2. A journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment (synset 100061234)
    is a type of: escape, flight - the act of escaping physically
    same as: exodus, hejira

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