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dewan

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /dəˈwɑːn/
  • /ˈdeɪwɑːn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: D UW1 AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

A holder of any of various offices in various (usually Islamic) countries, usually some sort of councillor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi दीवान (dīvān), from Classical Persian دیوَان (dēwān), from Middle Persian dywʾn' (dēwān). Doublet of divan and douane.