haji
[haj-ee]
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hajji
or hadj·i, haj·i
[haj-ee]
- a Muslim who has gone on a pilgrimage to Mecca.
- a Christian from Greece, Armenia, or any country of the Near East, who has visited the Holy Sepulcher at Jerusalem.
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Origin of hajji
1600–10; < Arabic ḥajjī, equivalent to ḥajj pilgrimage + -ī suffix of appurtenance
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Examples from the Web for haji
Contemporary Examples
“I do all this stuff in the community and the haji mart over there,” he said, using the slang for Iraqis used by U.S. soldiers.
Awkward: This Democratic Judicial Candidate's Husband Is a White SupremacistGideon Resnick
August 11, 2014
In the past, nationalist and Islamist groups have cooperated; and some Baathists like Haji Bakr have later become Islamists.
“We told Afghans not to vote,” said Haji Shakor, a Taliban commander in central Afghanistan.
It wounded two more people, said police spokesman Haji Yaqoob of Khost province.
Historical Examples
He financed more especially a Balinini chief called Haji Daman.
End of the TetherJoseph Conrad
Haji Wasub was on deck and ready to carry out the white man's commands.
The RescueJoseph Conrad
And when the morning morrowed, the man arose, and said, What shall we now do with Haji Kas?
The Cradle of MankindW.A. Wigram
So Haji Kas entered the chest, and the woman turned the key upon him.
The Cradle of MankindW.A. Wigram
It is said that both Haji and the visitors from Corea made porcelain.
The Ceramic ArtJennie J. Young
hajji
hadji or haji
- a Muslim who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca: also used as a title
- a Christian of the Greek Orthodox or Armenian Churches who has visited Jerusalem
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