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hijab

[ hi-jahb, -jab ]

/ hɪˈdʒɑb, -ˈdʒæb /

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noun

a traditional scarf worn by Muslim women to cover the hair and neck and sometimes the face.

the traditional dress code of Muslim women, calling for the covering of the entire body except the face, hands, and feet: to observe the hijab.

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Origin of hijab

First recorded in 1885–90; from Arabic ḥijāb “veil, cover, curtain,” from ḥajaba “to cover”

Words nearby hijab

Higoumenakia sign, H.I.H., hi-hat, HII region, Hiiumaa, hijab, hijack, hijacker, Hijaz, hijiki, hijra

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Example sentences from the Web for hijab

The next year, Halima Badri summoned the hurt she felt when a classmate commenting on her hijab said, “It really brings out your inner terrorist.”
‘I’m Going to Say It From the Heart.’ America’s Reckoning on Race Has Come to High School Speech and Debate|Brian Seto McGrath|December 25, 2020|Time
If they were meaningful, we might have realized it before—surely one of these kids wore a cross, or a yarmulke, or a hijab?
Harry Potter and the Torah of Terror|Candida Moss, Joel Baden|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Muslim Samantha Elauf was qualified to work at A & F—except that she wore a hijab.
Muslims & Jews Unite vs. Abercrombie & Fitch|Dean Obeidallah|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That same day a 13-year-old girl was arrested with explosives hidden under her hijab after walking into a medical clinic.
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Later that same year, she Instagrammed a photo of herself wearing a faux hijab before half-apologizing for it on Twitter.
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He recalled one incident where he was walking down the street in Ohio with his sister, who was wearing a hijab.
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British Dictionary definitions for hijab

hijab

hejab

/ (hɪˈdʒæb, hɛˈdʒɑːb) /

noun

a covering for the head and face, worn by Muslim women

Word Origin for hijab

from Arabic, literally: curtain

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