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[syn: hajji, hadji, haji]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
haji \haj"i\, hajji \haj"ji\(h[aum]"j[-e]), n.
One who has made a journey to Mecca; Same as hadji.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hadji \Hadj"i\ (-[i^]), n. [Ar. h[=a]jj[imac]. See Hadj.]
[Also spelled hajji and haji.]
1. A Mohammedan who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca; -- used
among Orientals as a respectful salutation or a title of
honor. --G. W. Curtis.
[1913 Webster]
2. A Greek or Armenian who has visited the holy sepulcher at
Jerusalem. --Heyse.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hajji
n 1: a general term used by foreign soldiers to refer to the
Iraqi people; "to American soldiers, the hajji are the
alien people from whom the enemy emerges"
2: an Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the
pilgrimage to Mecca [syn: hajji, hadji, haji]