sultan
see also: Sultan
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈsʌltən/
Noun
  1. (historical) The holder of a secular office, formally subordinate to, but de facto the power behind the throne of, the caliph.
  2. A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Indonesia and in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.
  3. (card games) A variant of solitaire, played with two decks of cards.
  4. A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See: sultan (chicken)
Translations
  • Russian: султа́н
Translations
Sultan
Proper noun
  1. Surname
  2. A glacier in Antarctica
  3. A village in Azerbaijan
  4. A coastal town in Libya
  5. An unincorporated community in Ontario
  6. A town, village and mountain range in Turkey
  7. A city/and/river in Washington



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