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sultan

3 ENTRIES FOUND:

sul·tan

noun \ˈsəl-tən\

Definition of SULTAN

: a king or sovereign especially of a Muslim state
sul·tan·ic \ˌsəl-ˈta-nik\ adjective

Origin of SULTAN

Middle French, from Arabic sulṭān
First Known Use: 1555

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