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   What does Dewan mean?

   • So the dewan presented himself before the Raja with the dumb shepherd and found a large company assembled to see what happened. Dewan definition: any of certain officials in India, such as a financial minister or prime minister of an Indian state.. See examples of DEWAN used in a sentence.

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   What does the term 'Dewan' mean in Persian?

   • In Persian, the term dewan originally meant an 'important government official, minister, or ruler'. It also referred to the 'chief revenue officer' in a province or princely state. In the Indian context, the title of dewan or diwan became widely prevalent.

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   What is the Urdu translation of Dewan?

   • The correct meaning of Dewan in Urdu is دیوان. In roman script, it is written as Dewan. Dewan is an noun in Urdu.

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   What is the meaning of the name Diwan?

   • Dewan (also known as diwan, sometimes spelled devan or divan) designated a powerful government official, minister, or ruler. A dewan was the head of a state institution of the same name (see Divan). Diwans belonged to the elite families in the history of Mughal and post-Mughal India and held high posts within the government.

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   Dewan definition: any of certain officials in India, such as a financial minister or prime minister of an Indian state.. See examples of DEWAN used in a sentence.

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   Dewan (also known as diwan, sometimes spelled devan or divan) designated a powerful government official, minister, or ruler. A dewan was the head of a state institution of the same name (see Divan ).

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   What does the noun dewan mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun dewan . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   The meaning of DEWAN is a chief officer. a chief officer: such as; a minister of finance under the former Muslim rule; the prime minister of an Indian state… See the full definition

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   Jul 2, 2024 · dèwan (first-person possessive dewanku, second-person possessive dewanmu, third-person possessive dewannya) court, council. Synonyms: majelis, mahkamah chamber: the legislature or division of the legislature itself.

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   dewan. (dɪˈwɑːn) or. diwan. n. 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (formerly in India) the chief minister or finance minister of a state ruled by an Indian prince. 2. (Historical Terms) (formerly in India) the chief minister or finance minister of a state ruled by an Indian prince.

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   noun. (in India) any of certain officials, as a financial minister or prime minister of a native colony. Also: diwan. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin.