sultanate

noun

Definition of sultanatenext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sultanate
  1. principality
  2. kingdom
  3. republic
  4. duchy
  5. emirate
  6. empire
  7. domain
  8. dominion
Noun
  • The journey, which will become a regular addition to the train's annual schedule, will take passengers through some of the most spectacular scenery along the French Riviera before arriving in the glamorous principality.
    — Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Definition of principality
Noun
  • Since then, Saudi Arabia has regularly bombed Houthi positions, while the group has expanded its attacks against the oil-rich kingdom.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline proved to be a crucial lifeline, both for energy markets and the kingdom’s financial health, as did Abu Dhabi’s pipeline to Fujairah.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of kingdom
Noun
  • On November 9 Germany became a republic, and Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Occasionally eyebrows have been raised and tongues have clucked, as when Nancy Reagan splashed out on new china, but a simple and sober aesthetic has been maintained, as befits a democratic republic.
    — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of republic
Noun
  • If Jeopardy asks about a European duchy, the European duchy is going to be Luxembourg.
    — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Louise Haigh will take on the role of Chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, First Secretary of State and Cabinet Office Minister.
    — Callum Sutherland, Time, 20 July 2026
Definition of duchy
Noun
  • Behind the lifestyle messaging lies the emirate's urban agenda.
    — Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Its Digital Strategy, launched in 2023, aims to digitalise all aspects of life in the emirate and establish a system that enhances the digital economy.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of emirate
Noun
  • Yormark now joins an empire that Cardinale has been building for years.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Another in the Urban Roots empire of eateries, Cerveceria is getting into the slurpy spirit with weekly soup specials.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of empire
Noun
  • Romantic comedies are seen as the domain of streamers, and the evidently requisite annual Colleen Hoover adaptation doesn’t offer an abundance of employment opportunities.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Google took legal action to shut down the domains and servers Videostrong used to control infected devices and install malware.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of domain
Noun
  • The un-understandable which has dominion over our meat likewise has dominion over our machines.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of dominion

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“Sultanate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sultanate. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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