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sul⋅tan⋅a

  [suhl-tan-uh, -tah-nuh]
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–noun
1. a small, seedless raisin.
2. a wife or a concubine of a sultan.
3. a sister, daughter, or mother of a sultan.
4. a mistress, esp. of a king or other royal personage.
5. Also called old amethyst. a deep purplish-red color.
Origin:
1575–85; < It, fem. of sultano sultan
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sul·tan·a   (sŭl-tān'ə, -tä'nə)   
n.  

    1. The wife, mother, sister, or daughter of a sultan.

    2. The mistress of a sultan, king, or prince.

    3. Any of various green seedless grapes, especially the Thompson seedless, used in producing raisins and a white wine.

    4. The often yellow raisin made from this grape.

    1. Any of various green seedless grapes, especially the Thompson seedless, used in producing raisins and a white wine.

    2. The often yellow raisin made from this grape.


[Italian, feminine of sultano, sultan, from Arabic sulṭān; see sultan.]
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