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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The sultanate has repeatedly blocked or opted out of any Saudi moves toward deeper GCC security, political, or economic integration.
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Rory Miller, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2017
Oman’s foreign minister served as an interlocutor between the two sides at talks last weekend in Muscat, the sultanate’s capital.
—Jon Gambrell and Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
The sultanate subsequently hosted backchannel talks between the United States and Iran in the lead-up to the 2015 nuclear agreement, and its banks facilitated some of the financial relief included in that deal.
—Nikita Lalwani, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2020
Oman, a sultanate on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, has long served as an interlocutor between Iran and the West.
—Matthew Lee and Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
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Rory Miller, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2017
Oman’s foreign minister served as an interlocutor between the two sides at talks last weekend in Muscat, the sultanate’s capital.
—Jon Gambrell and Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
The sultanate subsequently hosted backchannel talks between the United States and Iran in the lead-up to the 2015 nuclear agreement, and its banks facilitated some of the financial relief included in that deal.
—Nikita Lalwani, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2020
Oman, a sultanate on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, has long served as an interlocutor between Iran and the West.
—Matthew Lee and Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sultanate
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“Sultanate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sultanate. Accessed 17 Jun. 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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