- sul·tan
- /ˈsʌltn̩/ noun, pl -tans [count]: a king or ruler of a Muslim state or country
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Sul|tan — «SUHL tuhn», noun. 1. the ruler of any one of certain Mohammedan countries. Turkey was ruled by a sultain until 1922. 2. an absolute ruler. 3. = sultana (def. 4). (Cf. ↑sultana) ╂[< Arabic sul ān ruler; power] … Useful english dictionary
sul|tan — «SUHL tuhn», noun. 1. the ruler of any one of certain Mohammedan countries. Turkey was ruled by a sultain until 1922. 2. an absolute ruler. 3. = sultana (def. 4). (Cf. ↑sultana) ╂[< Arabic sul ān ruler; power] … Useful english dictionary
sul|tan|a — «suhl TAN uh, TAH nuh», noun. 1. the wife or concubine of a sultan. 2. the mother, sister, or daughter of a sultan. 3. a small, seedless raisin produced in the neighborhood of Smyrna (Izmir). 4. any one of various gallinules having brilliant… … Useful english dictionary
sul|tan|ic — «suhl TAN ihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with a sultan. 2. suggestive of a sultan: »sultanic luxury … Useful english dictionary
sul|tan|ate — «SUHL tuh nayt», noun. 1. the position, authority, or period of rule of a sultan. 2. the territory ruled over by a sultan: »Egypt was now a Turkish sultanate (H. G. Wells) … Useful english dictionary
sul|tan|ess — «SUHL tuh nihs», noun. = sultana (def. 1, 2). (Cf. ↑sultana) … Useful english dictionary
sul|tan|ship — «SUHL tuhn shihp», noun. the office or dignity of a sultan … Useful english dictionary
sul·tan·ate — /ˈsʌltəˌneıt/ noun, pl ates [count] 1 : a state or country that is ruled by a sultan 2 : the position of a sultan or the period of time when a sultan rules His sultanate ended in 1923 … Useful english dictionary
sul — sul·cal; sul·cate; sul·co·marginal; sul·cu·lus; sul·cus; sul·fa·cet·a·mide; sul·fa·diazine; sul·fa·guanidine; sul·fa·mate; sul·fa·mer·a·zine; sul·fa·meth·a·zine; sul·fa·mez·a·thine; sul·fam·ic; sul·fam·o·yl; sul·fa·nil·a·mide; sul·fan·i·late;… … English syllables
tan — ac·coun·tan·cy; ac·er·tan·nin; ac·e·tan·nin; ace·tyl·tan·nic; ace·tyl·tan·nin; ad·ju·tan·cy; af·fret·tan·do; al·bu·tan·nin; al·len·tan·do; an·na·pol·i·tan; ar·gen·tan; ba·tan; ba·tan·gan; ben·e·ven·tan; bho·tan; bhu·tan; bi·tan·hol; bla·tan·cy;… … English syllables
