Used in a Sentence

sultan

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for sultan.

Editorial note

The Sultan of Brunei or whatever is not calling Fred Wilson to yell at him about how USV is performing, unless the Sultan invested directly for some reason.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See: sultan (chicken)

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sultan gathered in one view.

noun

A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See: sultan (chicken)

noun

A surname.

noun

A town, village and mountain range in Turkey.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sultan.

noun

A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See: sultan (chicken)

noun

A surname.

noun

A town, village and mountain range in Turkey.

noun

A coastal town in Libya.

Example sentences

1

The Sultan of Brunei or whatever is not calling Fred Wilson to yell at him about how USV is performing, unless the Sultan invested directly for some reason.

2

Tiny Bank of Lichtenstein takes all of the Sultan of Brunei's money and plops it into the U.

3

The Sultan of Brunei tells the banker to take all of his money and plow it into the U.

4

Instead they have the Sultan who is well-loved by all there and has a very good reputation throughout Indonesia.

5

It is a Constitutional Monarchy and the Sultan does not have legislative power (only executive power).

6

Another massive hole is that the closest airport,at the point where communication was lost, was Sultan Mahmud in Kuala Terengganu.

7

Turkish citizens today are more likely to revere Kemal himself as they would a Sultan rather than their prime minister or president.

8

The Sultan of Brunei, by the way, is not taxable in the U.

9

And they don't want to lose the Sultan of Brunei as a customer.

10

By iman I could swear, She would not be ashamed if she were at the sultan’s!

11

The Sultan has 7% of the 5% of his funds that he handed to his asset management guy at investment bank X to handle.

12

It was, in short, time to take out Tipu Sultan of Mysore.

Quote examples

1

The Sultan, Hassanal Bolkiah, has an inmense fortune: "Forbes for example estimated the Sultan's total peak net worth at US$20 billion in 2008"

2

"For more than 160 years, Timisoara was controlled directly by the sultan." This is probably an overlooked detail in the eyes of many which are not acquainted with Ottoman history.

3

Otherwise, I'm left with the question "Who is Sultan?" and "Is this a Turkish site?" Apart from that you should think about showing more of the product, e.g.

4

One day the Sultan of Brunei calls up the bank and says "I would like $1 billion of my money back because I need spending money." The banker sells a bunch of Apple and Google stock until there is $1 billion of cash ready to wire back from New York to the Sultan of Brunei's bank account in Lichtenstein so the Sultan of Brunei can spend his own money.

Proper noun examples

1

The Ottoman empire was ruled by Sultan's who wielded absolute power, much like the leaders of other Arab nations today.

2

Ankara, Istanbul, and many other Turkish cities are full of monuments covered in arabic scrip proclaiming the awesomeness of various Sultan's.

3

The Sultan's of the Ottoman empire lived in the shadow of Constantinople's emperors, so they tended to play themselves up rather a lot.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use sultan in a sentence?

The Sultan of Brunei or whatever is not calling Fred Wilson to yell at him about how USV is performing, unless the Sultan invested directly for some reason.

What does sultan mean?

A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See: sultan (chicken)

What part of speech is sultan?

sultan is commonly used as noun.