Usually means: Headscarf symbolizing modesty in Islam.
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General (17 matching dictionaries)
  1. hijab: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. hijab: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. hijab: Collins English Dictionary
  4. hijab: Vocabulary.com
  5. Hijab, hijab: Wordnik
  6. hijab: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. hijab: Wiktionary
  8. hijab: Dictionary.com
  9. Hijab: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. hijab: Rhymezone
  11. hijab: FreeDictionary.org
  12. hijab: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. hijab: TheFreeDictionary.com
  14. hijab: Merriam-Webster
  15. hijab: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Arab Gateway Quick Reference Glossary (external links) (No longer online)
  2. Encyclopedia of the Orient (No longer online)

Religion (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Religious Tolerance (No longer online)
  2. Glossary of spiritual and religious terms (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. hijab: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See hijabs as well.)

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noun:  (uncountable, Islam) The practice, among Muslim women, of covering the body after the age of puberty in front of non-related (non-family) adult males.
noun:  (countable) A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.

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