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单词 sultan
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sultan

noun

sul·​tan ˈsəl-tᵊn How to pronounce sultan (audio)
: a king or sovereign especially of a Muslim state
sultanic
ˌsəl-ˈta-nik How to pronounce sultan (audio)
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Liberals could never decide who was the worst oppressor of his subjects, the Habsburg emperor, the Romanov czar or the Ottoman sultan. David Pryce-jones, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 In the painting, Cossacks from what is now modern day Ukraine huddled around a table writing out a letter of ever more offensive insults toward the Ottoman sultan who sought their allegiance. Kostiantyn Khudov, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022 What a pleasure to cook for oneself and know Scheherazade need not please the sultan. Cj Hauser, Bon Appétit, 6 July 2022 Erdogan's posturing as a latter-day Ottoman sultan sustained a severe blow. Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 6 July 2022 Oman's sultan was among the first leaders to visit Sheikh Mohammed on Saturday night. Jon Gambrell, ajc, 14 May 2022 Surprisingly, when Ottoman sultan Selim the Grim took over in 1517, there was still a Christian population living in the town. Lisa Morrow, CNN, 10 May 2022 In 1863 the Ottoman sultan in Istanbul, who controlled Jerusalem and the surrounding region of Palestine, granted the city’s first official dig permit to a French explorer and senator. Andrew Lawler, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2022 This was a different era of magazine publishing; Forbes — who wound up making the cut on his own list — lived like a sultan. New York Times, 7 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from Arabic sulṭān

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

sultan

noun

sul·​tan ˈsəl-tᵊn How to pronounce sultan (audio)
: a ruler especially of a Muslim state

sultan

noun

as in prince

Synonyms & Similar Words

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