/ ælˈhædʒi; NAmE / noun
( WAfrE ) a man who is a Muslim and has completed a religious journey to Mecca (often used as a title)
—compare alhaja
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WORD ORIGIN
Hausa , from Arabic al the + hājī pilgrim.
/ ælˈhædʒi; NAmE / noun
( WAfrE ) a man who is a Muslim and has completed a religious journey to Mecca (often used as a title)
—compare alhaja
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WORD ORIGIN
Hausa , from Arabic al the + hājī pilgrim.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005