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Definition of Divans
1. divan [n] - See also: divan
Lexicographical Neighbors of Divans
Literary usage of Divans
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Monograph on Plebiscites: With a Collection of Official Documants by Sarah Wambaugh (1920)
"Lorsque les délibérations des divans seront terminées, la Commission se mettra
... When the deliberations of the divans shall be terminated, the Commission ..."
2. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero, Ernest Alfred Benians (1909)
"The divans met in September, 1857; and the Wallachian Divan decided on ...
Turkey, much disappointed at the result, proceeded to dissolve the two divans. ..."
3. Hakluytus Posthumus: Contayning a History of the World in Sea Voyages and by Samuel Purchas (1905)
"... divans: Manners and attire of the Turkes. The Sultan described, and his Customes
and Court. ... divans ..."
4. London by Charles Knight (1843)
"The cigar-divans and chess-rooms are modifications of the coffee-room. They are
for those who require something more than coffee and reading, and yet at the ..."
5. Walks in the City of Canton by John Henry Gray (1875)
"Opium divans.— Chinese Dispensary.—Club-House.—Residence of the Lee Family.—Beggars'
Square.—Green Tea Merchants' Guild.— Buddhist Nunnery. ..."
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