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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024di•van1 /dɪˈvæn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Furniturea couch, usually without arms or back, often usable as a bed.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024di•van1 (di van′, -vän′ or, esp. for 1, dī′van),USA pronunciation n. - Furniturea sofa or couch, usually without arms or back, often usable as a bed.
- Furniturea long, cushioned seat, usually without arms or back, placed against a wall, as in Oriental countries.
- Governmenta council of state in Turkey and other countries of the Middle East.
- Governmentany council, committee, or commission.
- Government(in the Middle East)
- a council chamber, judgment hall, audience chamber, or bureau of state.
- a large building used for some official or public purpose, as a custom house.
- a smoking room, as in connection with a tobacco shop.
- Literaturea collection of poems, esp. a collection in Arabic or Persian of poems by one poet.
- Persian dīwān, origin, originally dēvan booklet (whence account book, office, council, bench)
- Turkish
- 1580–90
(esp. of chicken or turkey breast) - Foodsliced and baked in a casserole with broccoli and hollandaise sauce.
- perh. a representation in English spelling, spelled of French divin divine of uncertain origin, originally
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: divan /dɪˈvæn/ n - a backless sofa or couch, designed to be set against a wall
- a bed resembling such a couch
- (esp formerly) a room for smoking and drinking, as in a coffee shop
- a Muslim law court, council chamber, or counting house
- a Muslim council of state
Etymology: 16th Century: from Turkish dīvān, from Persian dīwān |