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valide sultan

valide sultan noun: the mother (or in special cases, the sister, grandmother, or stepmother) of a reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

Noun

valide sultan (plural valide sultans)

  1. (historical) The mother (or in special cases, the sister, grandmother, or stepmother) of a reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Forms of valide sultan

pluralvalide sultans

Questions about valide sultan

What does valide sultan mean?
Valide sultan means the mother (or in special cases, the sister, grandmother, or stepmother) of a reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
What part of speech is valide sultan?
Valide sultan is a noun.
What is the plural of valide sultan?
The plural of valide sultan is valide sultans.

Words near valide sultan in the dictionary

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  2. validative
  3. validator
  4. validators
  5. validatory
  6. valide sultan
  7. valide sultans
  8. valide trombone
  9. valide trombones
  10. validest
  11. validification

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