- a variation of dewan.
diwan
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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As speaker, al-Ghanim “was willing to use all the tools that he had within the parliament to really concentrate power … in a way that was more authoritarian,” Diwan said.
From Washington Times • Jun. 6, 2023
Should’ve been a contender: Audrey Diwan and Marcia Romano, “Happening.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2023
"Mohammed bin Salman has been counterbalancing resentment from some senior members of the ruling family by courting younger princes," said Kristin Diwan, senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington.
From Reuters • May 20, 2022
Directed by Audrey Diwan, from a screenplay by Marcia Romano and Diwan, based on a novel by Annie Ernaux.
From Seattle Times • May 10, 2022
Placed in these desperate straits, and without hope of succour, Diwan Mulraj and the whole of his force surrendered unconditionally on the 22nd of January, 1849, after a siege which had lasted nearly seven months.
From The Story of the Guides by Younghusband, G. J.
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