Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at biswa.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Biswa.

Examples

  • As far as the launch team at Iwo: the two dead-by-police scientists were Khalid Biswa, who worked guidance in the Indian rocket program, though he was a Muslim.

    Dead Zero Stephen Hunter 2010

  • As far as the launch team at Iwo: the two dead-by-police scientists were Khalid Biswa, who worked guidance in the Indian rocket program, though he was a Muslim.

    Dead Zero Stephen Hunter 2010

  • Outside the building, Kalpana Biswa stood with her 2-year-daughter and fellow Nepalese.

    All Stories 2011

  • A respectable young agricultural capitalist from Biswa, Seetaram, rode along by my side this morning, and I asked him, "over whom these suttee tombs, near Biswa, and other towns were for the most part raised."

    A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II William Sleeman 1822

  • The Chowka river flows from the forest towards the Ghagra, about ten miles to the east from Biswa, and I am told that the richest sheet of cultivation in Oude is within the delta formed by these two rivers.

    A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II William Sleeman 1822

  • Amdhun Chowdheree held a share in the estate of Biswa, consisting of sixty-five villages; paying to Government 12,000 rupees a-year, and yielding a rent-roll of 65,000.

    A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II William Sleeman 1822

  • He and all their relations did all they could to dissuade her, but she disregarded them, and ran off to the Sewala (temple) in Biswa, which was built by my father.

    A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II William Sleeman 1822

  • Biswa is a large town, well situated on a good soil and open plain, and its vicinity would be well suited for a cantonment or seat for civil establishments.

    A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II William Sleeman 1822

  • In this stage we found the poor Chowdheree on reaching Biswa.

    A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II William Sleeman 1822

  • Chowdheree Pertab Sing, who holds a large share in the hereditary estate of Biswa, which has been in the possession of the family for a great many generations.

    A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II William Sleeman 1822

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.