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dewan

or di·wan

[ dih-wahn, -wawn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any of certain officials in India, such as a financial minister or prime minister of an Indian state.

dewan

/ dɪˈwɑːn /

(formerly in India) the chief minister or finance minister of a state ruled by an Indian prince

Origin of dewan¹

First recorded in 1680–90; from Hindi: “minister (of state)” from Persian dēvan “register”; divan ¹

Origin of dewan¹

C17: from Hindi dīwān, from Persian dēvan register, book of accounts; see divan

On my way to the bar, I spot Channing Tatum with his wife, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, and Emma Watson.

The sisters: A rational Ingrid (Rachel Boston) and sexy, free-spirited Freya (Jenna Dewan-Tatum).

Director Anne Fletcher remembers being struck by Dewan-Tatum when she walked through the door to audition.

Dewan-Tatum recalls that first meeting with her future costar/husband.

“They wanted me to come in the door, slam the door, and scream,” Dewan-Tatum, 31, says.

He is called dewan, or steward; and, indeed, this is a term with more propriety applied to him in several of his functions.

The dewan tried to dissuade the raja, but without effect, and in due time the marriage was celebrated amid great rejoicings.

When the Dewan heard that Lela had come with a great force he thought that he would loot the country and he ran away in fear.

There were once a Raja and his Dewan who had each one son, and the two boys were great friends.

So the dewan presented himself before the Raja with the dumb shepherd and found a large company assembled to see what happened.

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