DEWAN

Meaning of DEWAN in English

də̇ˈwän noun

( -s )

Etymology: Hindi dīwān, from Persian, account book — more at divan

India : a chief officer: as

a. : a minister of finance under the former Muslim rule

b. : the prime minister of an Indian state

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

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
DEWAN — n. the prime minister or finance minister of an Indian state. Etymology: Arab. & Pers. diwan fiscal register
Oxford English vocab
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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