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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a general term used by foreign soldiers to refer to the Iraqi people;
- Example: "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]


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]