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sultanate

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Definition of sultanate

as in principality

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Recent Examples of sultanate Using hundreds of elephants to haul artillery, Cornwallis invaded Mysore and carved up the sultanate. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 This includes Russia and the tiny oil and gas sultanate of Brunei, said Indonesian Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia. — Anton L. Delgado, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026 After the Cold War ended, ASEAN expanded to include Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, as well as the tiny sultanate of Brunei, increasing the salience of Southeast Asia as a geopolitical entity. — Susannah Patton, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2025 Meanwhile, embassies, sultanate palaces, and colonial villas have been steadily restored, including Perdicaris Villa in Rmilat, a 70-hectare urban forest, and the new Museum of Contemporary Art in the former casbah prison, dedicated to the north Moroccan postwar canon of abstract painters. — Stephanie Rafanelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for sultanate

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Fontvieille, Monaco Monaco has been home base for Verstappen since 2015, and for years the driver rented a high-end apartment in Fontvieille, the waterfront neighborhood tucked along the principality’s western edge.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026
There was another hint — this one visible to more than just a select few people — when Mas and his Spanish team descended on another principality, Monaco, for the race’s start.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of principality

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The result could spur a global scramble to pump more oil as quickly as possible, leaving the kingdom fighting to win back market share when the conflict ends amid a glut and lower prices.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Undoubtedly, the biggest blow was the announcement that the kingdom is postponing its flagship investment conference, the Future Investment Initiative, until next year, although no exact date has been set.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of kingdom

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Locked in a war of attrition with the United States, the Islamic republic has clear objectives.

— Reuel Marc Gerecht, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Preserving our constitutional republic from radical Islam means accepting the costs that come with it—name-calling, threats, and worse.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of republic

Noun

That’s a reflection of Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth funds ramping up the pace of dealmaking this year, and the emirate gaining recognition as a booking center for hedge funds.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
In doing so, the emirate has built resilience through diversified desalination, energy demand management, and long-term infrastructure planning.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of emirate

Noun

The territories at various times have been part of the Russian and Ottoman empires, medieval Kievan Rus’ and earlier civilizations.

— Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Win McNamee | Getty Images Expanding reach Musk’s political spending extends well beyond the states where his business empire is concentrated.

— Luke Fountain,Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of empire

Noun

The highly specific domain expertise many programs sell is exactly what machines can now replicate at scale.

— Matt vandenBerg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Balancing expansion with sustainability Space was once the sole domain of nation states, but this is no longer the case.

— David Zamora, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of domain

Noun

In the past, the principal solvent of Europe’s imperial dominions was the growing reluctance of people in the metropole to bear the financial and military burden.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
Faced with the dominion of the identical copy, some modern artists chose to celebrate it; others took a more critical, even antagonistic stance.

— Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

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