der Diwan
divan (collection of poems)
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Meaning
A collection of a poet's poems, especially in Persian literature.
Example: Goethes "West-östlicher Divan" entstand unter dem Eindruck des Diwans von Hafis. (Goethe's "West-Eastern Divan" was written under the impression of Hafez's divan.)
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