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Mahjar

Mahjar proper noun: a literary movement started by Arabic-speaking writers who had emigrated to America from Ottoman-ruled Lebanon, Syria and Palestine at the turn of the 20th century.

Proper noun

Mahjar (uncountable)

  1. A literary movement started by Arabic-speaking writers who had emigrated to America from Ottoman-ruled Lebanon, Syria and Palestine at the turn of the 20th century.

Origin of Mahjar

From Arabic الْمَهْجَر (al-mahjar).

Questions about Mahjar

What does Mahjar mean?
Mahjar means a literary movement started by Arabic-speaking writers who had emigrated to America from Ottoman-ruled Lebanon, Syria and Palestine at the turn of the 20th century.
What part of speech is Mahjar?
Mahjar is a proper noun.

Words near Mahjar in the dictionary

  1. mahimahis
  2. Mahinahina
  3. Mahindra
  4. mahiole
  5. Mahisagar
  6. Mahjar
  7. Mahjari
  8. mahjong
  9. mahjong solitaire
  10. mahjongg
  11. Mahjoubian

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