1
a
: the privy council of the Ottoman Empire
b
: council
2
: a council chamber
3
: a large couch usually without back or arms often designed for use as a bed
4
: a collection of poems in Persian or Arabic usually by one author
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Examples of divan in a Sentence
whenever I stayed over at their house I usually slept on the divan in the living room
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In the Phillips Collection work, the painter’s chair is empty and Laurette, on the divan, has shed her clothes.
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Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
The divan’s red floral cover dominates the composition, setting off the tangle of thick black outlines and shadows defining her recumbent body.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
The interior includes a side-facing divan, which passengers can convert into a bed.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024
Three interior layouts will be available: executive, dual club, and divan.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024
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Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
The divan’s red floral cover dominates the composition, setting off the tangle of thick black outlines and shadows defining her recumbent body.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
The interior includes a side-facing divan, which passengers can convert into a bed.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024
Three interior layouts will be available: executive, dual club, and divan.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for divan
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“Divan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divan. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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