divan

dɪˈvɑn

Definition of divan - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

furniture

Rare

backless sofa or couch against a wall

Rare

She reclined on the divan in the living room.

couch

settee

sofa

bedroom furniture

Rare

bed with a thick base under the mattress

Rare

He purchased a comfortable divan for his bedroom.

couch

settee

sofa

literature

TECH.

collection of poems by one author

TECH.

The divan of Rumi is widely celebrated.

anthology

collection

government

Dated

council chamber or court in some Muslim countries

Dated

The ambassador was received in the divan for discussions..

assembly

council

court

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Images of divan

backless sofa or couch against a wall
bed with a thick base under the mattress

Expressions with divan

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divan bed

bed base with springs for mattress support

The mattress rests on a sturdy divan bed.

Origin of divan

Turkish, divan (council)

Examples of divan in a sentence

Guests sat on the divan during the party.
The divan in the guest room is quite elegant.
They decided to replace the old bed with a new divan.
The poet's divan was published posthumously.
Scholars studied the divan to understand his themes.
The divan was filled with advisors and officials.

He entered the divan to present his case.

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French:divan, canapé-lit, ...
German:Diwan, Polsterbett, ...
Italian:divano, letto divano, ...
Spanish:diván, cama, ...
Portuguese:divã, sofá-cama, ...
Chinese:无靠背沙发, 厚底床, ...
Japanese:ディバン, ソファーベッド, ...
Arabic:دِيوَان, ديفان, ...
Hebrew:דִּיוַואן, דִיוָואָן, ...
Russian:диван, диван-кровать, ...
Ukrainian:диван, збірка віршів, ...
Hindi:दीवान, दिवान, ...
Bengali:দিভান, দিবান, ...
Catalan:divan, antologia, ...
Czech:divan, válenda, ...
Danish:divan, digtsamling, ...
Dutch:divan, boxspring, ...
Greek:καναπές, κρεβάτι, ...
Hungarian:dívány, boxspring ágy, ...
Khmer:ឌីវ៉ង់, គ្រែបាតក្រាស់, ...
Korean:디반, 침대, ...
Persian:دیوان, تخت دیوان, ...
Polish:sofa, tapczan, ...
Portuguese (BR):divã, coleção de poemas, ...
Romanian:divan, pat divan, ...
Swedish:divan, diktsamling, ...
Thai:ดีวาน, กวีนิพนธ์, ...
Turkish:sedir, divan, ...
Vietnamese:ghế divan, giường divan, ...

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Definition of divan - Reverso English Dictionary

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