sultanate

ˈsʌltənɪt

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Definition of sultanate - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

authority

TECH.

the position held by a sultan

TECH.

He ascended to the sultanate after his father's reign.

political entity

TECH.

state ruled by a sultan

TECH.

The sultanate was known for its rich culture.

caliphate

emirate

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Origin of sultanate

Arabic, sultan (ruler) + -ate (state)

Terms with sultanate included in their meaning

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sultana

leadership

female ruler of a sultanate

Darfur

history

historical sultanate in western Sudan

Johor

geography

sultanate in southern Peninsular Malaysia

Johore

region

sultanate in Malaysia part of the Federation

Kedah

politics

sultanate and part of the Malaysian federation

Kelantan

geography

sultanate and part of Malaysia's 13 states

Muscat and Oman

geography

historical sultanate in the Arabian Peninsula

Najd

history

former sultanate in the Arabian Peninsula

Examples of sultanate in a sentence

He dreamed of ruling the sultanate one day.
The sultanate expanded its territory over the years.
Trade flourished in the ancient sultanate.

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French:sultanat, royaume du sultan, ...
German:Sultanat, Sultanreich, ...
Italian:sultanato, ...
Spanish:sultanato, ...
Portuguese:sultanato, estado sultânico, ...
Chinese:苏丹统治, 苏丹国, ...
Japanese:スルタン位, スルタン国, ...
Arabic:سَلْطَنَة, ...
Hebrew:סוּלְטָנוּת, סֻלְטָנוּת, ...
Russian:султанат, султанство, ...
Ukrainian:султанат, ...
Hindi:सुल्तानत, सुल्तान का राज्य, ...
Bengali:সুলতানশিপ, সুলতানাত, ...
Catalan:sultanat, ...
Czech:sultanát, ...
Danish:sultanat, ...
Dutch:sultanaat, sultandom, ...
Greek:σουλτανάτο, ...
Hungarian:szultánság, szultanátus, ...
Khmer:តំណែងស៊ុលតង់, រដ្ឋស៊ុលតង់, ...
Korean:술탄의 지위, 술탄령, ...
Persian:سلطنت, سلطانیه, ...
Polish:sułtanat, ...
Portuguese (BR):sultanato, domínio do sultão, ...
Romanian:sultanat, ...
Swedish:sultanat, ...
Thai:สุลต่าน, รัฐสุลต่าน, ...
Turkish:sultanlık, sultan devleti, ...
Vietnamese:ngôi sultan, vương quốc sultan, ...

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Definition of sultanate - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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