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noun
A Muslim council of state, specifically that of viziers of the Ottoman Empire that discussed and recommended new laws and law changes to a higher authority (the sultan).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
The council chamber where this court is held; (by extension), any court of justice.
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noun
Any council or assembly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
A couch or sofa-like piece of furniture made of a mattress lying against the wall and on either the floor or an elevated structure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: furniture, lifestyle
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noun
An establishment that serves cigars and coffee, and may offer other amenities such as books, newspapers, and chess.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Synonyms: smoking room
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noun
An establishment that serves cigars and coffee, and may offer other amenities such as books, newspapers, and chess.
A drug or cigarette den.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hong-Kong, dated
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Synonyms: smoking room
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noun
A collection of poems, especially one written by an author in Arabic or Persian.
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noun
a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sofa, couch, lounge
noun
a Muslim council chamber or law court
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: diwan
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Broader terms: boardroom, council chamber, chamber
noun
a collection of Persian or Arabic poems (usually by one author)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: diwan
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Broader terms: anthology
noun
a Muslim council of state
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: diwan
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Broader terms: privy council
History
Borrowed from French, from Ottoman Turkish دیوان (divan), from Classical Persian دیوان (dēwān), from Middle Persian d(p)ywʾn' (dēwān, “archive, collected writings”), from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub). Compare mattress, from Arabic (both of Middle Eastern origin, due to the local custom of lying on padding on floor being foreign to Europeans). Doublet of dewan, douane, and diwaniya.
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