khoja
American
[koh-juh]
/ ˈkoʊ dʒə /
noun
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a teacher in a Muslim school.
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(initial capital letter) a member of a subsect of the Muslims in India.
Etymology
Origin of khoja
First recorded in 1615–25, khoja is from the Persian word khwāja
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