Definition of Baiza

1. Noun. 1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani in Oman.

Exact synonyms: Baisa
Generic synonyms: Omani Monetary Unit
Group relationships: Omani Rial, Rial, Riyal-omani

Definition of Baiza

1. a monetary unit of Oman [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Baiza

bait box
bait car
bait casting
bait dog
baited
baiter
baiters
baitfish
baitfishes
baith
baiting
baitings
baitless
baits
baitware
baiza (current term)
baizas
baize
baized
baizes
baizing
bajada
bajadas
bajan
bajans
bajillion
bajillions
bajocco
bajoccos
bajra

Literary usage of Baiza

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of the Native States of India by Surendra Nātha Rāya (1888)
"Neither the views of baiza Bai nor the plaintive suggestions of the ... Neither would the Governor-General listen to the pretensions of baiza Bai to keep ..."

2. A Comprehensive History of India, Civil, Military and Social: From the First by Henry Beveridge (1862)
"baiza Bai had consented to these arrangements with great reluctance. ... This actually proved the case, and baiza Bai enraged began to form a scheme for ..."

3. An Historical Sketch of the Native States of India in Subsidiary Alliance by George Bruce Malleson (1875)
"Before he arrived the baiza Bai had become reconciled to the young Maharaja ... He was apparently willing to recognise the baiza Bai, so long as she did not ..."

4. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by Sir William Wilson Hunter (1885)
"On his death-bed, he left the State and succession in the hands of the British Government, indicating a wish that his younger widow, baiza Bai, ..."

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