sultanate
noun
sul·tan·ate
ˈsəl-tə-ˌnāt 
1
: a state or country governed by a sultan
2
: the office, dignity, or power of a sultan
Examples of sultanate in a Sentence
His sultanate ended in 1923.
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Oman, a sultanate on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, has long served as an interlocutor between Iran and the West.
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Matthew Lee and Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
In his day, the land around the mountains was thick with frankincense trees, which the sultanate is now trying to protect as both a cultural and commercial resource.
—Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
Iran and the United States will hold talks in the sultanate of Oman on Saturday in an attempt to jump-start negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.
—Associated Press, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
The site was built in the 18th century by a sultanate that still governs the region politically and spiritually.
—Scott Mowbray Amrita Chandradas, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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Matthew Lee and Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
In his day, the land around the mountains was thick with frankincense trees, which the sultanate is now trying to protect as both a cultural and commercial resource.
—Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
Iran and the United States will hold talks in the sultanate of Oman on Saturday in an attempt to jump-start negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.
—Associated Press, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
The site was built in the 18th century by a sultanate that still governs the region politically and spiritually.
—Scott Mowbray Amrita Chandradas, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Sultanate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sultanate. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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sultanate
noun
sul·tan·ate
ˈsəlt-ᵊn-ˌāt
1
: a state or country governed by a sultan
2
: the power or position of a sultan
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