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词汇 sultan
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Definition of sultan in English:

sultan

noun ˈsʌlt(ə)nˈsəltn
  • 1A Muslim sovereign.

    苏丹(伊斯兰教国家君主)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • According to that legend, the sultan who built the gorgeously white Taj Mahal as a tomb for his wife constructed a black replica for himself across the river Agra.
    • For me, the central message of the book was just how little contact there was between the sultan's Muslim subjects and those of his other peoples, such as the Christians and the Jews, let alone visiting foreigners.
    • The Dutch tried to put it together and were able to keep it together through playing sultans and local princes and potentates off against one another for several centuries.
    • Oman is a sultanate (a type of monarchy) with a sultan as the head of state and head of government.
    • Campolo told of how St. Francis of Assisi left the Christian army during the Crusades, went to the tent of a sultan leading the Muslim army and tried to win him to Christ.
    • Zanzibar received its independence from the United Kingdom on December 19, 1963, as a constitutional monarchy under the sultan.
    • Balian did in fact play a crucial role as a Crusader noble in the events surrounding the fall of Jerusalem in 1187 to the Muslim sultan Saladin.
    • Centuries ago the Muslim sultans of Gujarat prohibited the people from drinking alcohol.
    • By the end of the twelfth century, Muslim sultans had come to ascendancy in Gujarat, marking the onset of many centuries of Islamic power in the region - and the end of the glory days of the Hindu stepwell.
    • For hundreds of years into the empire, the preferred language of the sultans was Persian and their courtly customs and aspirations were shaped by Iranian models.
    • The sultan escorted the Oxford-educated prince wearing a gold crown and a kris dagger tucked into his sash to a golden chair on the dais.
    • In the fifteen century, Islamic sultans arrived in Malay and founded the state or sultanate of Melaka (also spelled Malacca).
    • This is a deeply moving drama in which the wise Nathan acts as a mediator between Saladin, the Muslim sultan, and Conrad, an intemperate templar knight.
    • The architecture is inspired by a 17th century Malay sultan's palace.
    • Sultans rule nine of the states, and three are ruled by governors.
    • This conflict was resolved temporarily by the Treaty of Seeb, which granted the imam autonomous rule in the interior, while recognizing the nominal sovereignty of the sultan elsewhere.
    • Eventually, the Sultan and Jefri settled out of court.
    • For an encore he invaded India in 1398 on the pretext that the Muslim sultan of Delhi was being too tolerant of his Hindu subjects.
    • For many centuries, sultans ruled Morocco from the ancient capitals of Fez and Marrakesh.
    • Chiefs and rajas, sultans and potentates succumbed to western authority with no apparent regret on the part of their subjects.
    1. 1.1historical The sultan of Turkey.
      〈史〉苏丹王(指土耳其君主)
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He was compelled to start negotiations, make peace and suffer the humiliation of becoming vassal to the Turkish sultan.
      • Now, though, the Caliph was under the thumb of a new power: the Turk who ruled in the name of the Caliph took the title of Sultan.
      • The third disc features the film Abul the Damned, a feature length thriller set in turn of the century Turkey, with Fritz Kortner playing the sultan of Turkey.
      • Elizabeth's dog, which had been bred in Turkey, was a gift from the sultan of that country.
      • In June, the Sultan had an Assassin try to murder Prince Edward.
  • 2A bird of a breed of white domestic chicken from Turkey.

    苏丹鸟;苏丹鸡

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Another very attractive chicken is the Sultan, which is one of the feather-footed breeds.
    • Sultans are noted for their long, hard feathers that grow from the thigh area.
    • The chicken breed called Sultan, are a very old breed, which originated in Southeastern Europe.

Derivatives

  • sultanate

  • noun ˈsʌlt(ə)neɪtˈsəltnˌeɪt
    • An independent sultanate before the Dutch takeover in the 1870s and a leader in Indonesia's independence struggle in the 1940s, Aceh was promised autonomy when Indonesia declared independence in 1945.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In many respects the government has allowed the northern sultanates to apply their own laws in their dominions, and in return the leaders of these ministates lend their support to national governmental structures.
      • A domino effect might also claim oil-rich sultanates such as Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, taking out another 15 per cent of those reserves.
      • As you can see on this map, the southern and eastern fringes of the Arabian Peninsula are ringed by a series of emirates and sultanates.
      • The Muslim settlers didn't just bring their religion and architecture, however - they also brought their political system, establishing a series of sultanates in the southern Philippines.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from French, or from medieval Latin sultanus, from Arabic sulṭān 'power, ruler'.

Definition of sultan in US English:

sultan

nounˈsəltnˈsəltn
  • 1A Muslim sovereign.

    苏丹(伊斯兰教国家君主)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Centuries ago the Muslim sultans of Gujarat prohibited the people from drinking alcohol.
    • Chiefs and rajas, sultans and potentates succumbed to western authority with no apparent regret on the part of their subjects.
    • Oman is a sultanate (a type of monarchy) with a sultan as the head of state and head of government.
    • For hundreds of years into the empire, the preferred language of the sultans was Persian and their courtly customs and aspirations were shaped by Iranian models.
    • Eventually, the Sultan and Jefri settled out of court.
    • This conflict was resolved temporarily by the Treaty of Seeb, which granted the imam autonomous rule in the interior, while recognizing the nominal sovereignty of the sultan elsewhere.
    • For an encore he invaded India in 1398 on the pretext that the Muslim sultan of Delhi was being too tolerant of his Hindu subjects.
    • According to that legend, the sultan who built the gorgeously white Taj Mahal as a tomb for his wife constructed a black replica for himself across the river Agra.
    • Balian did in fact play a crucial role as a Crusader noble in the events surrounding the fall of Jerusalem in 1187 to the Muslim sultan Saladin.
    • Zanzibar received its independence from the United Kingdom on December 19, 1963, as a constitutional monarchy under the sultan.
    • This is a deeply moving drama in which the wise Nathan acts as a mediator between Saladin, the Muslim sultan, and Conrad, an intemperate templar knight.
    • Campolo told of how St. Francis of Assisi left the Christian army during the Crusades, went to the tent of a sultan leading the Muslim army and tried to win him to Christ.
    • By the end of the twelfth century, Muslim sultans had come to ascendancy in Gujarat, marking the onset of many centuries of Islamic power in the region - and the end of the glory days of the Hindu stepwell.
    • The sultan escorted the Oxford-educated prince wearing a gold crown and a kris dagger tucked into his sash to a golden chair on the dais.
    • In the fifteen century, Islamic sultans arrived in Malay and founded the state or sultanate of Melaka (also spelled Malacca).
    • The Dutch tried to put it together and were able to keep it together through playing sultans and local princes and potentates off against one another for several centuries.
    • For me, the central message of the book was just how little contact there was between the sultan's Muslim subjects and those of his other peoples, such as the Christians and the Jews, let alone visiting foreigners.
    • The architecture is inspired by a 17th century Malay sultan's palace.
    • Sultans rule nine of the states, and three are ruled by governors.
    • For many centuries, sultans ruled Morocco from the ancient capitals of Fez and Marrakesh.
    1. 1.1the Sultanhistorical The sultan of Turkey.
      〈史〉苏丹王(指土耳其君主)
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He was compelled to start negotiations, make peace and suffer the humiliation of becoming vassal to the Turkish sultan.
      • In June, the Sultan had an Assassin try to murder Prince Edward.
      • The third disc features the film Abul the Damned, a feature length thriller set in turn of the century Turkey, with Fritz Kortner playing the sultan of Turkey.
      • Now, though, the Caliph was under the thumb of a new power: the Turk who ruled in the name of the Caliph took the title of Sultan.
      • Elizabeth's dog, which had been bred in Turkey, was a gift from the sultan of that country.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from French, or from medieval Latin sultanus, from Arabic sulṭān ‘power, ruler’.

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