hejira (plural hejiras) Alternative form of hegira 2018, Kate Atkinson, Transcription, →ISBN, pages 184–185: Her mother was — had been — Scottish (although...
South. 1976, Joni Mitchell (lyrics and music), “Furry Sings The Blues”, in Hejira: But I get such strong impressions of your hey day / Looking up and down...
Synonym: jumbo jet 1976, Joni Mitchell (lyrics and music), “Amelia”, in Hejira: I dreamed of 747s / Over geometric farms / Dreams Amelia—dreams and false...
Wikipedia has an article on: Hijra (Islam) Wikipedia Hijrah, Hidjra Hegira, Hejira (uncommon): hijra From Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra, “departure, exodus”), used...
the Big Apple A nickname for New York City. 1976, “Song for Sharon”, in Hejira, performed by Joni Mitchell: Sharon, I left my man At a North Dakota junction...
nine children. 1976, Joni Mitchell (lyrics and music), “Black Crow”, in Hejira: I looked at the morning / After being up all night / I looked at my haggard...
Walter Savage Landor, The Last Fruit Off an Old Tree[1], page 193: In the Hejira from Rome the Holy Spirit was less perceptible than the Spirit of Hartshorn...
commit, […] 1976, Joni Mitchell (lyrics and music), “Song For Sharon”, in Hejira: Well there's a wide wide world of noble causes / And lovely landscapes...
holy to Islam, 200 miles north of Mecca along the Hejaz, from which the Hejira was launched; contains Muhammad's tomb. A suburb of Perth, Western Australia...