1. A long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall)
   "They lounged on the divan while discussing their travel plans"
    
2. A Muslim council of state
   "The divan convened to discuss matters of national importance";
   - diwan
    
3. A Muslim council chamber or law court
   "The divan convened to discuss important matters of state";
   - diwan
    
4. A collection of Persian or Arabic poems (usually by one author)
   "The scholar studied the ancient divan of Hafez";
   - diwan

Derived forms: divans

Type of: anthology, boardroom, chamber, chesterfield [Cdn], couch, council chamber, lounge, Privy Council [UK], sofa

Encyclopedia: Divan, Iran