HAJJI

hajji, hadji, haji

(noun) an Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca

hajji

(noun) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hajji (plural hajjis)

(Islam) One who has participated in a hajj.

(pejorative, slang, US, ethnic slur) A Muslim or Arab.

Synonyms

• muhajir

Source: Wiktionary



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SENSE

(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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