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haj·i or haj·ji also hadj·i  (hj)
n. pl. haj·is or haj·jis also hadj·is Islam
1. One who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca.
2. Often used as a form of address for one who has made such a pilgrimage.
[Persian j, from Arabic jj, pilgrim, active participle of ajja, to perform the Meccan pilgrimage; see gg in Semitic roots.]
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Noun1.hajihaji - an Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca
hadji, hajji
pilgrim - someone who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion


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