DEWAN

Meaning of DEWAN in English

n. the prime minister or finance minister of an Indian state.

Etymology: Arab. & Pers. diwan fiscal register

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

DEWAN — də̇ˈwän noun ( -s ) Etymology: Hindi dīwān, from Persian, account book — more at divan India : a chief …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEWAN — /di wahn", -wawn"/ , n. (in India) any of certain officials, as a financial minister or prime minister of a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEWAN — [ dɪ'wα:n ] ■ noun variant spelling of diwan .
Concise Oxford English vocab
DEWAN — n. the prime minister or finance minister of an Indian state. [Arab. & Pers. diwan fiscal register]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEWAN — n. the prime minister or finance minister of an Indian state. [ Arab. & pers. diwan fiscal register ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DIWAN — I. diwan variant of divan II. di·wan dēˈwän, də̇ˈ-, -wȧn variant of dewan
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEWANEE — noun or de·wan·ny or di·wa·ni -nē ( plural dewanees or dewannies or diwanis ) Etymology: Hindi dīwānī, from dīwān : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIWAN — /di wahn", -wawn"/ , n. dewan.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIWAN — [ dɪ'wα:n ] (also dewan ) ■ noun 1》 (in Islamic societies) a central finance department, chief administrative office, or …
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DIVAN — also spelled diwan, or dewan, Arabic diwan in Islamic societies, a register, or logbook, and later a finance department, government …
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GANDHI, MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND — born Oct. 2, 1869, Porbandar, India died Jan. 30, 1948, Delhi byname Mahatma (Great-Souled) Gandhi leader of the Indian nationalist …
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ANANTAPUR — town, southwestern Andhra Pradesh state, south-central India. The town is located 120 miles (190 km) north of Bangalore (Karnataka state) …
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'ABD-US-SAMAD, KHWAJA — born 16th century Persian painter who, together with Mir Sayyid 'Ali, was one of the first members of the imperial …
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NOMINATE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be nominated for an award ( also be up for an award informal ) (= …
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PRESIDENT — Synonyms and related words : academic dean, administration, administrator, archon, chancellor, chief executive, chief executive officer, chief of state, dean, …
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PREMIER — Synonyms and related words : PM, all-absorbing, arch, capital, cardinal, champion, chancellor, chief, chief executive, chief of state, controlling, dewan, …
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CHANCELLOR — Synonyms and related words : JA, academic dean, administration, administrator, alderman, ambassador, ambassadress, amicus curiae, apostolic delegate, archon, assessor, attache, …
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OSSL — Operating Systems Simulation Language. ["OSSL - A Specialized Language for Simulating Computer Systems", P.B. Dewan et al, Proc SJCC 40, …
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