حوزه

See also: جوزة and خوره

Persian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic حَوْزَة (ḥawza).

Noun

حوزه • (howze)

1. sphere

   حوزه عمومی ― howze-ye omumi ― the public sphere

2. domain
3. realm
4. extent
5. circuit
6. range of action
7. field
8. district
9. hawza or seminary where Shi'a Muslim clerics are trained

   حوزه علمیه ― howze-ye elmiyye ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)