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HAJJI

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

hadji; haji; hajji

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("hajji" is a kind of...):

pilgrim (someone who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A general term used by foreign soldiers to refer to the Iraqi people

Example:

to American soldiers, the hajji are the alien people from whom the enemy emerges

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("hajji" is a kind of...):

Iraki; Iraqi (a native or inhabitant of Iraq)

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