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Divan
Divan Di*van", n. [Per. d[=i]w[=a]n a book of many leaves, an
account book, a collection of books, a senate, council: cf.
Ar. daiw[=a]n, F. divan.]
1. A book; esp., a collection of poems written by one author;
as, the divan of Hafiz. [Persia]
2. In Turkey and other Oriental countries: A council of
state; a royal court. Also used by the poets for a grand
deliberative council or assembly. --Pope.
3. A chief officer of state. [India]
4. A saloon or hall where a council is held, in Oriental
countries, the state reception room in places, and in the
houses of the richer citizens. Cushions on the floor or on
benches are ranged round the room.
5. A cushioned seat, or a large, low sofa or couch;
especially, one fixed to its place, and not movable.
6. A coffee and smoking saloon. [Colloq.]
Meaning of Divans from wikipedia
- A
divan or
diwan (Persian: دیوان,
dīvān; from
Sumerian dub, clay tablet) was a high
government ministry in
various Islamic states, or its
chief official...
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generation were
garnished with
divans. They
spread to coffee-houses,
sometimes known as
divans or
Turkish divans, and a
cigar divan remains a
familiar expression...
- The
Divān of
Hafez (Persian: دیوان حافظ) is a
collection of
poems written by the
Iranian poet Hafez. Most of
these poems are in Persian, but
there are...
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Đivan is a
settlement (naselje) in the
Vrbovec administrative territory of
Zagreb County, Croatia. As of 2011 it had a po****tion of 32 people. Register...
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Chicken Divan is a
chicken c****erole
usually served with
broccoli and
Mornay sauce. It was
named after the
place of its invention, the
Divan Parisien Restaurant...
- "
divan", is
derived from the
Ottoman rule,
being the name of a high
governmental body in a
number of
Islamic states. The
elections for the two
Divans confronted...
- the
company factory in Van Nuys,
employees worked frantically to
build Divans,
although the
model was
never put into m**** production.
Despite raising...
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minors from
entering smoking divans.
Article IV
required governments to
limit the
number of
opium retail shops and
smoking divans as much as possible. Articles...
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University Divan or Diwan, a high
governmental body in many
Islamic states Divan-ı Hümayun, the
government council of the
Ottoman Empire ad hoc
Divans, legislative...
- The West–Eastern
Divan Orchestra is
based in Seville, Spain, and
consists of
musicians from
countries across the
Spanish world and the
Middle East—of...
