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# sultanate

noun (a sultanate, sultanates)

«sultanate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A sultanate is a country or land ruled by a sultan, a Muslim king or ruler. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sultanate/#m1)
2. It can also mean the time when a sultan ruled, or the sultan's position. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sultanate/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history and geography lessons: the Ottoman Empire, the Delhi Sultanate, the Sultanate of Oman, Brunei; it tells the reader what kind of government a place has or had.

### Examples

- Oman is a sultanate on the Arabian Peninsula. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sultanate/#x1)
- Brunei is a small sultanate on the island of Borneo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sultanate/#x2)
- The Delhi Sultanate ruled northern India for centuries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sultanate/#x3)
- The sultan's palace was the heart of the sultanate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sultanate/#x4)
- Trade made the sultanate rich. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sultanate/#x5)

### Note

Countable. Built from «sultan» + «-ate» (like «emirate» from «emir»). Do not confuse with «sultana» (a dried grape, or a sultan's wife).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sultanate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sultanate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sultanate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sultanate.html) on Mova free.