hadji
Americannoun
plural
hadjisnoun
Example Sentences
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After leaving the bed of the stream the hadji becomes anxious about reaching Meshed before dark, and advises me to mount and put on the speed.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas
“Is it to me you speak, O hadji caliph?” at last stammered out Yussuf.
From The Pacha of Many Tales by Marryat, Frederick
The hadji rises early and replenishes the fire, and with his little brass teapot we make and drink a glass of tea together before starting out.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas
The hadji would calm his listeners and tell them to get ready, but be still and await the sign.
From Rung Ho! by Mundy, Talbot
Doubtless it adds to a man's consequence for life to be privileged to wear the Arab costume and to be styled Tuan hadji.
From The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)
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