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sultan meaning in Telugu

సుల్తాను sultānu

/ˈsʌltən/

sultan in Telugu: సుల్తాను (sultānu). In English, sultan means the holder of a secular office, formally subordinate to, but de facto the power behind the throne of, the caliph.

Telugu words for sultan

a sultan, hereditary ruler in various Muslim states
సుల్తాను sultānu

English meaning of sultan

  1. noun The holder of a secular office, formally subordinate to, but de facto the power behind the throne of, the caliph.
  2. noun A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, Morocco (until 1957) or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.
  3. noun A variant of solitaire, played with two decks of cards.
  4. noun A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See: sultan (chicken).

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Questions about sultan in Telugu

What is the meaning of sultan in Telugu?
Sultan in Telugu is సుల్తాను (sultānu).
sultan అంటే తెలుగులో అర్థం ఏమిటి?
Sultan: సుల్తాను (sultānu).
What does sultan mean in English?
Sultan means the holder of a secular office, formally subordinate to, but de facto the power behind the throne of, the caliph.

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Telugu words from Wiktionary's Telugu entries whose English meaning is “sultan”: సుల్తాను. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: sultan (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Telugu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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