sul·tan·ate

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.


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  • 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

  • sultanate — sul·tan·ate …   English syllables

  • sultanate — sul|tan|ate [ˈsʌltəneıt, nıt] n 1.) a country ruled by a sultan ▪ the sultanate of Oman 2.) the position of a sultan, or the period of time during which he rules …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sultanate — sul|tan|ate [ sʌlt(ə)n,eıt ] noun count 1. ) a country that is ruled by a SULTAN: the sultanate of Brunei 2. ) the period during which a SULTAN rules …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sultanate — sul•tan•ate [[t]ˈsʌl tnˌeɪt[/t]] n. 1) gov the office or rule of a sultan 2) gov the territory ruled over by a sultan • Etymology: 1815–25 …   From formal English to slang

  • Sultanate — Sul tan*ate, n. [Cf. F. sultanat.] The rule or dominion of a sultan; sultanship. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

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