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Kōya.— The land and boat-owning class of Muhammadans in the Laccadive islands. The name is said to be a corrupt form of Khōja, meaning a man of distinction, Māppillas use Kōya as a suffix to their names, e.g. Hassan Kōya, Mahomed Kōya (see Māppilla).
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