hadji

[ haj-ee ]

/ ˈhædʒ i /

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noun, plural hadj·is.

a variant of hajji.

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Words nearby hadji

Hadhramaut, had it, hadith, had its day, has, hadj, hadji, Hadlee, Hadley, Hadley chest, hadn't, had one's fill

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How to use hadji in a sentence

Hadji Murat and his murid mount their horses and ride off just in time.
Turning to Tolstoy’s ‘Hadji Murat’ as Boston Locked Down|Liesl Schillinger|April 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Exhausted, Hadji Murat goes to bed at once, sleeping fully dressed, poised for flight.
Turning to Tolstoy’s ‘Hadji Murat’ as Boston Locked Down|Liesl Schillinger|April 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Everyone in the mountains knew Hadji Murad, and how he slew the Russian swine.
The Chechen Grievance: Tolstoy’s ‘Hadji Murad’ After Boston|Benjamin Lytal|April 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But because Hadji Murad is only 100 pages long, its structure is more obvious, even flashy.
The Chechen Grievance: Tolstoy’s ‘Hadji Murad’ After Boston|Benjamin Lytal|April 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST

We were followed by three others, in one of which was the Hadji.
Wanderings Among South Sea Savages And in Borneo and the Philippines|H. Wilfrid Walker
He was a priest as well as a Hadji, and, we were told, had a mighty following among the faithful.
A Woman's Journey through the Philippines|Florence Kimball Russel
The Hadji gave us a rough hut with a flooring of split bamboo and kept us provided with chickens.
Wanderings Among South Sea Savages And in Borneo and the Philippines|H. Wilfrid Walker
The Hadji returned with us to Bilit, and got his desire, the Panglima-ship, and well he deserved it.
Wanderings Among South Sea Savages And in Borneo and the Philippines|H. Wilfrid Walker
Amongst other things I heard one say, 'See how white this Hadji is.'
Travels in Central Asia|Arminius Vmbry

British Dictionary definitions for hadji

hadji

/ (ˈhædʒɪ) /

noun plural hadjis

a variant spelling of hajji

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