hadjis
- plural of hadji.
Example Sentences
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While the prospective hadjis were still scattering affable salaam aleikums around the airport, Russian-embassy personnel arrived.
From Time Magazine Archive
"It is only to hadjis," observed Yussuf, "that I give this great proof of my skill."
From The Pacha of Many Tales by Marryat, Frederick
They fought, they hustled one another around the hadjis, to be the first to give the kiss.
From The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java by Couperus, Louis
As the mass of the Javanese regard the native princes as traitors and apostates, the Arab priests and hadjis have come to be recognized as the popular leaders.
From A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore by Worsfold, W. Basil (William Basil)
The bridegroom has to make settlements on the bride, and the bride's father has to keep open house for weeks, besides fees to the hadjis, and gunpowder ad libitum.
From Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak by McDougall, Henriette
