The council chamber where this court is held; (by extension), any court of justice.
Used in a Sentence
divan
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for divan.
Editorial note
The Co-head of Germany's Greens Party, Claudia Roth is currently trapped under shell fire in Divan Hotel.
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Definitions4
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Quick take
The council chamber where this court is held; (by extension), any court of justice.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of divan gathered in one view.
A collection of poems, especially one written by an author in Arabic or Persian.
(dated) An establishment that serves cigars and coffee, and may offer other amenities such as books, newspapers, and chess.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for divan.
noun
The council chamber where this court is held; (by extension), any court of justice.
noun
A collection of poems, especially one written by an author in Arabic or Persian.
noun
(dated) An establishment that serves cigars and coffee, and may offer other amenities such as books, newspapers, and chess.
noun
(Hong Kong) A drug or cigarette den.
Example sentences
The Co-head of Germany's Greens Party, Claudia Roth is currently trapped under shell fire in Divan Hotel.
A portion of the crowd escaped to Divan Hotel, which was in turn currently under siege by police throwing tear gas through the broken windows.
I'm thinking of purchasing a one-sided divan sofa and put it next to my desktop.
Bowery, each day in a different costume of his own design, appeared behind a one-way mirror, with an Empire divan on which to perch, pose, or recline.
I'm asking if people who make their livelihood analysing other's behavior can do exactly that using Mr Musk's Twitter-related behavior as input and can it be intelligibly explained, not that Mr Musk's and/or his behavior needs to show up and lay on a divan and pour its heart out and waive therapist-patient privilege so they can stream the session on YT like some cosmetic surgeons/dermatologists do.
I put up a similar feature[1] for criterion recently but I fear the project isn’t being maintained anymore… Haven’t looked deeply into divan yet but the other requirements I have for criterion’s power is to run tests with statistical guarantees on the results, terminate quickly when statistical significance is reached (—quick), provide a comparison of the delta from a previous benchmark, and to run async code.
At the Anthony d’Offay Gallery in 1988, Lucian Freud’s model Leigh Bowery used to get paid to sit on an Empire divan behind a one way mirror and just relax, preen, perch, pose, recline, and do his thing for hours on end, while people paid good money to watch him.
Quote examples
I have put too much of myself into it.” Lord Henry stretched himself out on the divan and laughed.
Proper noun examples
Divan is what I used as reference for some parts of my work (mostly the CPU timestamp parts).
I have a copy of Divan-e-Hafiz published in nasta’aliq in the subcontinent, and another copy in naskh published in Iran.
In the Ottoman Empire, Fridays were some of the busiest and were reserved for the emperor (Padishah) and council (Divan) to listen to appeals of court cases and the complaints of citizens.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use divan in a sentence?
The Co-head of Germany's Greens Party, Claudia Roth is currently trapped under shell fire in Divan Hotel.
What does divan mean?
The council chamber where this court is held; (by extension), any court of justice.
What part of speech is divan?
divan is commonly used as noun.