sultan
see also: Sultan
Pronunciation
Sultan
Proper noun
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see also: Sultan
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈsʌltən/
- (historical) The holder of a secular office, formally subordinate to, but de facto the power behind the throne of, the caliph.
- 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.
- (card games) A variant of solitaire, played with two decks of cards.
- A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See: sultan (chicken)
- Russian: султа́н
- French: sultan, soudan
- German: Sultan
- Italian: sultano
- Portuguese: sultão
- Russian: султа́н
- Spanish: sultán
Sultan
Proper noun
- Surname
- A glacier in Antarctica
- A village in Azerbaijan
- A coastal town in Libya
- An unincorporated community in Ontario
- A town, village and mountain range in Turkey
- A city/and/river in Washington
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