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Hadji   Listen
noun
Hadji  n.  (Also spelled hajji and haji)  
1.
A Muslim who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca; used among Orientals as a respectful salutation or a title of honor.
2.
A Greek or Armenian who has visited the holy sepulcher at Jerusalem.





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"Hadji" Quotes from Famous Books



... rescue, and sent immediately the promised Turkish soldiers, who were to act in the double capacity of escort and servants. They were men of totally opposite characters. Hadji Achmet was a hardy, powerful, dare-devil-looking Turk, while Hadji Velli was the perfection of politeness, and as gentle as a lamb. My new allies procured me three donkeys in addition to the necessary baggage camels, and we started from the pleasant garden of Halleem Effendi on the evening of ...
— The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia • Samuel W. Baker


Words linked to "Hadji" :   pilgrim, haji


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