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hajji

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: hajji

1
n
an Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca
2
n
a general term used by foreign soldiers to refer to the Iraqi people
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: hajji
1

n an Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca

Synonyms:
hadji, haji
Type of:
pilgrim
someone who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion
2

n a general term used by foreign soldiers to refer to the Iraqi people

“to American soldiers, the hajji are the alien people from whom the enemy emerges”
Type of:
Iraki, Iraqi
a native or inhabitant of Iraq
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