khoja

[ koh-juh ]

noun
  1. a teacher in a Muslim school.

  2. (initial capital letter) a member of a subsect of the Muslims in India.

Origin of khoja

1
First recorded in 1615–25, khoja is from the Persian word khwāja

Words Nearby khoja

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How to use khoja in a sentence

  • I will never forget meeting a tiny girl near remote khoja Bahauddin, who unbelievably spoke English.

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  • Thus we are told how khoja Nazr-ed-din was sent out by his wife one day to buy egg-plants for dinner.

    The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. Wigram
  • The khoja, obedient man, did his best to follow instructions, and a very dishevelled Seyyid succeeded in escaping into the street.

    The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. Wigram
  • But the khoja perceived that they had played a trick upon him.

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  • By and by it began to rain; every one rode off as usual, and this time the khoja among them.

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  • One day there came a man from the village who made the khoja a present of a hare.

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