sultanate

noun sul·tan·ate \ ˈsəl-tə-ˌnāt \

|Updated on: 16 Jun 2018

Examples: sultanate in a Sentence

Definition of sultanate

1 : a state or country governed by a sultan

2 : the office, dignity, or power of a sultan

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Examples of sultanate in a Sentence

His sultanate ended in 1923.

Recent Examples of sultanate from the Web

The Obama administration lauded Oman’s contributions to the deal, but some of the sultanate’s neighbors view its policy toward Iran as too accommodating.

— jonathan schanzer and, WSJ, "Oman’s Dangerous Double Game," 10 June 2018
Muscat, where Avicii died, is the capital of the sultanate on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula.

— Bloomberg.com, "Avicii, DJ-Producer Who Performed Around the World, Dies," 21 Apr. 2018
Flooding and damage remains considerable after the cyclone, the strongest-ever recorded to hit southern Oman and the sultanate’s third-largest city of Salalah.

— jon gambrell, The Seattle Times, "Cyclone death toll in Oman, Yemen rises to at least 13," 28 May 2018
The Latest on the cyclone battering Oman and Yemen (all times local): 12:15 p.m. Police in Oman say Cyclone Mekunu has killed at least three people in the Gulf sultanate.

— Fox News, "The Latest: Death toll from cyclone in Oman climbs to 3," 26 May 2018
Muscat, where Avicii died, is the capital of the sultanate on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula.

— Bloomberg.com, "Avicii, DJ-Producer Who Performed Around the World, Dies," 21 Apr. 2018
The former sultanate accounts for more than a quarter of the country’s crude oil reserves.

— pooi koon chong, Bloomberg.com, "As Malaysia Poll Expectations Rise, Borneo Stronghold Stays Firm," 5 Apr. 2018
Muscat, where Avicii died, is the capital of the sultanate on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula.

— Bloomberg.com, "Avicii, DJ-Producer Who Performed Around the World, Dies," 21 Apr. 2018
Muscat, where Avicii died, is the capital of the sultanate on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula.

— CBS News, "Avicii, EDM pioneer and DJ, found dead at 28," 20 Apr. 2018

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