English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Divan Pronunciation
Divan is pronounced di-VAN, IPA /dɪˈvæn/.
di-VAN
US /dɪˈvæn/ · UK /dɪˈvæn/
Syllables: di · VAN (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A low couch or bed without a back or arms, and historically a council of state in Turkey or Persia.
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Divan in a Sentence
- A divan took up most of the back wall.
- She bought a divan base with drawers underneath.
- The sultan's divan met twice a week.
Common Mispronunciations of Divan
Not DY-van
Divan takes its punch at the end, unlike most two-beat nouns in English, because it came in from Turkish by way of French.
Not di-VAHN
The loud vowel is the flat a of van, not the ah of father.
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