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khoja
[ koh-juh ]
noun
- a teacher in a Muslim school.
- (initial capital letter) a member of a subsect of the Muslims in India.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of khoja1
First recorded in 1615–25, khoja is from the Persian word khwāja
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Example Sentences
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.
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The khoja, obedient man, did his best to follow instructions, and a very dishevelled Seyyid succeeded in escaping into the street.
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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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