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- [suhl-tan-uh, -tah-nuh]
- /sʌlˈtæn ə, -ˈtɑ nə/
- /sʌlˈtɑː.nə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suhl-tan-uh, -tah-nuh]
- /sʌlˈtæn ə, -ˈtɑ nə/
Definitions of sultana word
- noun sultana a small, seedless raisin. 1
- noun sultana a wife or a concubine of a sultan. 1
- noun sultana a sister, daughter, or mother of a sultan. 1
- noun sultana a mistress, especially of a king or other royal personage. 1
- noun sultana Also called old amethyst. a deep purplish-red color. 1
- noun sultana dried grape 1
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Origin of sultana
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
1575-85; < Italian, feminine of sultano sultan
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Parts of speech for Sultana
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sultana popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sultana
noun sultana
- butterflies — tremors in the stomach region due to nervousness
- butterfly — A butterfly is an insect with large colourful wings and a thin body.
- caesar — Gaius Julius (ˈɡaɪəs ˈdʒuːlɪəs). 100–44 bc, Roman general, statesman, and historian. He formed the first triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus (60), conquered Gaul (58–50), invaded Britain (55–54), mastered Italy (49), and defeated Pompey (46). As dictator of the Roman Empire (49–44) he destroyed the power of the corrupt Roman nobility. He also introduced the Julian calendar and planned further reforms, but fear of his sovereign power led to his assassination (44) by conspirators led by Marcus Brutus and Cassius Longinus
- caliph — A Caliph was a Muslim ruler.
- contessa — an Italian countess
Antonyms for sultana
noun sultana
- commoner — In countries which have a nobility, commoners are the people who are not members of the nobility.
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