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Meaning of "sultana" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SULTANA

From Italian, feminine of sultanosultan.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SULTANA

sultana  [sʌlˈtɑːnə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SULTANA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sultana is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SULTANA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sultana in the English dictionary

The first definition of sultana in the dictionary is the dried fruit of a small white seedless grape, originally produced in SW Asia: used in cakes, curries, etc; seedless raisin. Other definition of sultana is the grape itself. Sultana is also Also called: sultaness. a wife, concubine, or female relative of a sultan.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SULTANA


Americana
əˌmɛrɪˈkɑːnə
banana
bəˈnɑːnə
Botswana
bʊˈtʃwɑːnə
curtana
kɜːˈtɑːnə
garner
ˈɡɑːnə
Ghana
ˈɡɑːnə
Juliana
ˌdʒʊlɪˈɑːnə
kana
ˈkɑːnə
katana
kəˈtɑːnə
lana
ˈlɑːnə
mana
ˈmɑːnə
marijuana
ˌmærɪˈhwɑːnə
nana
ˈnɑːnə
nirvana
nɪəˈvɑːnə
Rajputana
ˌrɑːdʒpʊˈtɑːnə
tana
ˈtɑːnə
tanna
ˈtɑːnə
tartana
tɑːˈtɑːnə
Tijuana
tiːˈwɑːnə
tramontana
ˌtrɑːmɒnˈtɑːnə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SULTANA

sulphurize
sulphurous
sulphurous acid
sulphurously
sulphurousness
sulphurwort
sulphury
sulphuryl
sultan
sultan-like
sultana cake
sultanate
sultaness
sultanic
sultanship
sultrier
sultriest
sultrily
sultriness
sultry

WORDS THAT END LIKE SULTANA

Adana
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Astana
Dana
Diana
Ecbatana
French Guiana
gitana
Guiana
Guyana
Indiana
istana
lantana
Louisiana
Montana
rana
Ratana
Smetana
Toscana
verumontana

Synonyms and antonyms of sultana in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sultana» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SULTANA

Find out the translation of sultana to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sultana from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sultana» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无核小葡萄
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pasa sultana
570 millions of speakers

English

sultana
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुल्ताना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زَبِيب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кишмиш
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

passa branca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুলতানা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

raisin sec
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sultana
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sultanine
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スルタナ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

씨 없는 건포도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sultana
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nho khô
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுல்தானா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुल्ताना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Valide Sultan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

uva sultanina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rodzynki sułtanki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

родзинка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stafidă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σουλτανίνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sultana
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sultanrussin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sultanrosin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sultana

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SULTANA»

The term «sultana» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.450 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SULTANA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sultana» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sultana» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sultana

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SULTANA»

Discover the use of sultana in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sultana and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sultana's Dream
This was her first full-length work in English. This edition of Sultana's Dream is a dialogue across time and cultures.
Begum Rokeya Sakha Hossain, 2005
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Sultana
Aimee Dubuc, raised in noble French splendor, is kidnapped at the age of fifteen, sold into the Turkish harem, and rises to become the exclusive beloved of Selim, Sultan of Turkey
Michel (Prince of Greece), Prince Michael of Greece, 1983
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The Confession of Sultana Daku
Combining swashbuckling adventure with a moving story of human frailty and fortitude, The Confession of Sultana Daku is a grand narrative that is as mesmerizing as it is unsettling.
Sujit Saraf, 2009
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Princess Sultana's Daughters
Chronicles the fates of the two daughters of a Saudi Arabian princess--the elder, driven by isolation and fear into a lesbian relationship and mental breakdown, and the younger, who is seduced by fundamentalist fanaticism.
Jean P. Sasson, 2001
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Sultana's Dream and Selections from The Secluded Ones
Tells the story of a feminist utopia and discusses the Muslim custom of purdah, the seclusion and segregation of women
Rokeya (Begum.), Roushan Jahan, Hanna Papanek, 1988
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Princess Sultana's Circle
Traces the life of Princess Sultana and her struggle for identity in a male-dominated culture, and reveals the practices of arranged marriage and sexual abuse of Saudi Arabian women.
Jean P. Sasson, 2002
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Sultana: Surviving the Civil War, Prison, and the Worst ...
Now Alan Huffman presents this harrowing story against the backdrop of the endless suffering already endured by its survivors.
Alan Huffman, 2009
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Loss of the Sultana and Reminiscences of Survivors
Originally published in 1892, "Loss of the Sultana and Reminiscences of Survivors is a collection of first-hand accounts by those who lived to tell the story of perhaps the worst maritime disaster in U.S. history.
Chester D. Berry, 1892
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The Bagnios of Algiers and The Great Sultana: Two Plays of ...
The first English translation of two captivity plays by Cervantes, set in Algiers and Constantinople.
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Barbara Fuchs, Aaron J. Ilika, 2012
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Disaster on the Mississippi: The Sultana Explosion, April ...
With its emphasis on the human-interest aspect of the Sultana's loss, this book brings to the literature a critical point of view and much new research.
Gene Eric Salecker, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SULTANA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sultana is used in the context of the following news items.
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Four arrested in Sultana homicide
Three juveniles and an adult are under arrest for a homicide in Sultana, the Tulare County Sheriff's Department said. About 8:30 p.m. Friday, Haro Carlos ... «Fresno Bee, Jun 15»
2
3 teens, 1 woman arrested in fatal Sultana shooting
A man is dead after being shot in the Tulare County community of Sultana on ... A man who was shot outside the Sultana Food Mart on Friday has died from his ... «ABC30.com, Jun 15»
3
British schoolgirls being trained for 'special missions' by Isil, warns …
Teenagers Shamima Begum, Kadiza Sultana and Amira Abase slipped out of the UK in February to follow a friend to Syria. A former senior female commander ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
4
Remembering the Sultana
The Sultana blew up on April 27, 1865, about seven miles north of Memphis, Tennessee, claiming as many as 1,800 lives, according to historical estimates. «wreg.com, Apr 15»
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The Sinking of the Sultana
Eleven days later, 2,100 of those soldiers, many sick, many barefoot, boarded the wooden side-wheeler steamboat Sultana. The ship was built to carry 375 ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
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Sultana remnants found
In 1982, a local archaeological expedition, led by Memphis attorney Jerry O. Potter, uncovered what was believed to be the wreckage of Sultana. Blackened ... «Maryville Daily Times, Apr 15»
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Prep Baseball: Wall, Kidwell help Sultana down Oak Hills
The Bulldogs (11-6, 0-1 MRL) took a 3-2 lead in the top of the fifth, but Wall hit a two-run homer in the bottom half of the frame to give Sultana a lead it wouldn't ... «Victorville Daily Press, Apr 15»
8
SHout: Vote is far more effective weapon than the shotgun
The SHout camp campaigned in Gozo this morning, with spokesman Mark Sultana and former BirdLife Malta president Joe Sultana urging Gozitans to vote 'NO' ... «Times of Malta, Apr 15»
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Prep Football: Sultana hires Keith Locklear as head football coach
It's the coach's first stint at Sultana, but he has previously coached at Hesperia and ... Sultana has a new football coach, but he's no stranger to Hesperia pigskin. «Victorville Daily Press, Mar 15»
10
Girl, 15, fled to Islamic State after mother died from cancer
Sharmeena is now believed to be living in Raqqa, the Islamic State stronghold, along with Kadiza Sultana, 16, Shamima Begum, 15, and Amira Abase, 15. «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Sultana [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sultana>. Apr 2024 ».
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