noun, feminine/ˈexiɾa/plural: hégiras
emigration, an exodus; alternative letter-case form of Hégira (emigration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina)
Synonyms: emigración, éxodo
Antonyms: inmigración
From Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra, “hijra; emigration”), from the verb هَجَرَ (hajara, “to emigrate; to abandon”).