sultan
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Synonyms: suntan, multan, sulman, ultan, pultan, sultam, sulton
Antonyms: suntan, multan, sulman, ultan, pultan, sultam, sulton
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Noun
- {{lb|en|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]] [[state]]s ([[sultanate]]), varying from petty principalities (as in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as [[Oman]], [[Brunei]], [[Morocco]] (until 1957) or an empire such as the Turkish [[Ottoman Empire]].
- {{lb|en|card games|uncountable}} 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: {{w|sultan (chicken)}}
Proper noun
- {{surname|en}}.
- A glacier in [[Antarctica]]
- {{place|en|village|c/Azerbaijan}}.
- {{place|en|coastal town|c/Libya}}.
- {{place|en|unincorporated community|p/Ontario}}.
- {{place|en|town|,|village|and|mountain range|in|c/Turkey}}.
- {{place|en|city/and/river|s/Washington}}.
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