English-French translations for divan

• divan
  Cela est bien illustré par l'orchestre West-Eastern Divan, composé de jeunes musiciens israéliens, palestiniens, libanais, syriens, jordaniens et égyptiens. One good example is the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, which is composed of young Israeli, Palestinian, Lebanese, Syrian, Jordanian and Egyptian musicians.

Definition of divan

• A Muslim council of state, specifically that of viziers of the Ottoman Empire that discussed and recommended new laws and law changes to a higher authority (the sultan
• Any council or assembly
• A couch- or sofa-like piece of furniture made of a mattress lying against the wall and either on the floor or an elevated structure
• A smoking-room

Related words

• diva
• divagate
• recidivate
• divaricate
• divalent
• divarication
• Stradivarius
• divagation
• divalike