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sultana^¹

/ˌsʌlˈtɑː.nə/ UK
/ˌsʌlˈtæ.nə/ US
/ˌsʌlˈtɑ.nə/ US
/ˌsɔlˈtɐː.nə/ Australia

Rhymes with -ɑːnə

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1580s, Italian sultana (feminine of sultano). Displaced existing sultaness. Doublet of sultan and soldan.

noun sultanas

A pale yellow raisin made from a seedless grape.
Similar: golden raisin
A wife or mistress of a sultan.
Similar: sultaness, consort
A female ruler of a sultanate.
Similar: sultaness, queen
A type of viol, a cither viol.
An old form of necklace.

Sultana^²

proper noun Sultanas

countable, uncountable A surname.
countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States.

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noun type of raisin

Español	sultanina
日本語	スルタナ
中文	苏丹娜
हिन्दी	सुल्ताना sultānā, सुलताना sultānā
Français	raisin de Smyrne
Deutsch	Sultanine
Italiano	uva sultanina
Ελληνικά	ξανθή σταφίδα xanthí stafída
Română	sultanină
Русский	кишми́ш kišmíš

noun wife or mistress of a sultan

Español	sultana
हिन्दी	सुल्ताना sultānā, सुलताना sultānā
Português	sultana
Français	sultane
Deutsch	Sultana
Italiano	sultana
Română	sultană

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@misc{sultana_2026,
  title = {sultana},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sultana},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}