Definition of "okiya" []

• The lodging-house of a geisha. (noun)

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• "i feel that okiya is actually akai, and i believe that akai isnt dead"
• "The only geiko allowed to reside in the okiya are the atotori and the young geiko who are still under contract."
• "Maiko and geiko start off their careers living and training in an establishment called an okiya lodging house, usually translated as geisha house."