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sultan

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sul·tan  (sltn)
n.
1. A ruler of a Muslim country, especially of the former Ottoman Empire.
2. A powerful person: a sultan of vice and corruption.

[French, from Old French, ruler of Turkey, from Turkish, from Arabic suln, from Aramaic uln, ruler, from la, to rule; see l in Semitic roots.]

sultan
Noun
the sovereign of a Muslim country [Arabic: rule]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sultansultan - the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire)
ruler, swayer - a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe"
Translations

sultan [ˈsʌltən] nsultán m
sultan [ˈsʌltən] nsultan m
sultan [ˈsʌltən] nSultan m
sultan [ˈsʌltən] nsultano

sultan
n sultan [ˈsaltən]
a ruler in certain Muslim countries. sultan سُلْطان султан sultán sultan der Sultan σουλτάνος sultán sultan سلطان sulttaani sultan סוּלטָן सुल्तानी sultan szultán sultan soldán sultano イスラムの君主 회교국 군주, 술탄 sultonas sultāns sultan sultan sultan sułtan sultão sultan султан sultán sultan sultan sultan สุลต่าน sultan 蘇丹(某些穆斯林國家的統治者) султан حکمراں vua 者)
n sultana [-ˈtaːnə]
the mother, wife, sister or daughter of a sultan. sultane سُلْطانَه султанка sultánka sultanens mor, kone, søster eller datter die Sultanin σουλτάνα sultana sultanitar مادر يا دختر يا خواهر سلطان sulttaanitar sultane אֶשֶת הַסוּלטָן सल्तनत sultanija szultán női hozzátartozója ibu, istri, adik perempuan sultan kona/systir/dóttir soldáns sultana イスラムの王妃 술탄의 모, 처, 누이, 여식 sultonė sultāna māte/sieva/māsa/meita sultanah sultane sultanens mor/kone/søster/datter sułtanka sultana sultană султанша sultánka sultanka sultanija sultaninna มารดา/ภรรยา/น้องสาว/บุตรสาวของสุลต่าน hanım/valide sultan 蘇丹的女眷(母、妻、姐妹、女兒) султанша حکمراں کی ماں، بیوی، بہن یا بیٹی hoàng hậu, thái hậu, công chúa 眷(


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And one day when the shepherd and his wife were standing together before the house the shepherd said, 'I will shoot old Sultan tomorrow morning, for he is of no use now.
Now the Sultan Schahriar had a wife whom he loved more than all the world, and his greatest happiness was to surround her with splendour, and to give her the finest dresses and the most beautiful jewels.
At length in 1453 the Sultan Mohammed II attacked Constantinople.
 
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