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de·wan (d

-wän

)

Any of various government officials in India, especially a regional prime minister.

[Hindi dvn, from Persian, account book.]

dewan, diwan [dɪˈwɑːn]

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (Historical Terms) (formerly in India) the chief minister or finance minister of a state ruled by an Indian prince

[from Hindi dīwān, from Persian dēvan register, book of accounts; see divan]

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