sultan
noun
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
sultans
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pluralof sultan.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The heads of Malaysia's nine royal families, sultans of nine of its 13 states, take turns to be king for a five-year term.
From Reuters ● Oct. 26, 2023
Malaysia also has laws prohibiting insults against its sultans, who play a largely ceremonial role.
From Reuters ● Jul. 28, 2023
Ozgur Unluhisarcikli, director of the German Marshall Fund in Ankara, said the relationship’s dual nature dates back to the sultans and czars.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
Over the next century, successive Ottoman sultans ruled less frequently from constantly moving military encampments—as had been their practice—and took up longer periods of residence at the new palace, later given the name Topkapi.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Hugh's family was hobnobbing with chiefs and sultans while I ate hush puppies at the Sanitary Fish Market in Morehead City, a beach towel wrapped like a hijab around my head.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
