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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | diwan |
| Type of | council chamber, boardroom, chamber |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | diwan |
| Type of | privy council |
Examples of divan
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There's also a cigar divan, where guests can puff on Cuban and Costa Rican cigars.
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In addition to his divan, he has left two important Persian works in Mathnavi.
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Divan of Hafez, with a Persian miniature at left and ghazals in nastaliq at right.
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Cats lay before it and a mangy grey spaniel, too fat to move, lounged on the divan.
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The divan of the Sublime Porte was for many years the council of the Ottoman Empire.
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The emir sat back on his divan and tapped his purplish lip with his finger.
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A circular red divan sits in the middle of the octagonal master bathroom.
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The divan of the Sublime Porte was the council or Cabinet of the state.
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Divan Yolu, Istanbul's processional avenue, boasts a collection of these structural wonders.
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- A long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall)
- A Muslim council of state
- A collection of Persian or Arabic poems (usually by one author)
- A divan or diwan (Persian: u062Fu06CCu0648u0627u0646u200Eu200E, du012Bvu0101n) was a high governmental body in a number of Islamic states, or its chief official (see dewan). Divan is also a male first name, which is very popular in South Africa. However, the origin of Divan as a name is unknown.
- A divan (Turkish divan, originally from Persian devan) is a piece of couch-like sitting furniture or, in the UK, a box-spring based bed.
- A couch- or sofa-like piece of furniture made of a mattress lying against the wall and either on the floor or an elevated structure; A Muslim council of state, such as that of viziers of the Ottoman Empire that discussed and recommended new laws and law changes to a higher authority (the sultan ...
- Largest member of the saz family, about 140cm.
- (graphics, Theo Goldberg). 1985. Multimedia
- [also Diwan]: a ruler's levee or audience hall; also a chief minister.
