sultana

sul·ta·na
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noun

A pale yellow raisin made from a seedless grape.

Similar
golden raisinsultanessconsortqueenseedless raisin
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Meanings

sultana1

nounsultana (plural sultanas)

plural sultanas

  1. A pale yellow raisin made from a seedless grape.

    Synonyms: golden raisin

  2. A wife or mistress of a sultan.

    Synonyms: sultaness, consort

  3. A female ruler of a sultanate.

    Synonyms: sultaness, queen

  4. A type of viol, a cither viol.
  5. An old form of necklace.

Sultana2

proper nounSultana (countable and uncountable, plural Sultanas)

plural Sultanas

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA pale yellow raisin made from a seedless grape.

Similar
golden raisin

nounA wife or mistress of a sultan.

Similar
sultanessconsort

nounA female ruler of a sultanate.

Similar
sultanessqueen

More synonyms by meaning

noundried seedless grape

Similar
seedless raisin
Broader
raisin

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Italiansultana
  2. Englishsultana

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 苏丹娜
  • 苏丹娜type of raisin
Dutch sultana
  • sultanatype of raisin
Esperanto sultanino
  • sultaninotype of raisin
Finnish sulttaanirusina, sulttaanitar
  • sulttaanirusinatype of raisin
  • sulttaanitarwife or mistress of a sultan
  • sulttaanitarfemale ruler of a sultanate
French raisin de Smyrne, sultane
  • raisin de Smyrnetype of raisin
  • sultanewife or mistress of a sultan
German Sultanine, Sultana
  • Sultaninetype of raisin
  • Sultanawife or mistress of a sultan
Greek ξανθή σταφίδα
  • ξανθή σταφίδα (xanthí stafída)type of raisin
Hindi सुल्ताना, सुलताना
  • सुल्ताना (sultānā)type of raisin
  • सुलताना (sultānā)type of raisin
  • सुल्ताना (sultānā)wife or mistress of a sultan
  • सुलताना (sultānā)wife or mistress of a sultan
Irish sabhdánach, bansabhdán
  • sabhdánachtype of raisin
  • bansabhdánwife or mistress of a sultan
  • bean sabhdáinwife or mistress of a sultan
Italian uva sultanina, sultana
  • uva sultaninatype of raisin
  • sultanawife or mistress of a sultan
Japanese スルタナ
  • スルタナtype of raisin
Malay sultanah
  • sultanahwife or mistress of a sultan
Portuguese sultana
  • sultanawife or mistress of a sultan
Romanian sultanină, sultană
  • sultaninătype of raisin
  • sultanăwife or mistress of a sultan
Russian кишми́ш
  • кишми́ш (kišmíš)type of raisin
Spanish sultanina, sultana
  • sultaninatype of raisin
  • sultanawife or mistress of a sultan
Turkish çekirdeksiz üzüm, sultan
  • çekirdeksiz üzümtype of raisin
  • sultanwife or mistress of a sultan

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sultana

MontanaBotswanaghanaanadanaGuyananirvanaAmericanamanananaTijuanaiguanacabanapranaTiranaarcanakanaohanayanaAfricanabrewerianaDisneyanakatakanaliana
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Anagrams

Talusansantula
Cite this entry
APA

sultana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sultana

MLA

“sultana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sultana. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sultana,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sultana.

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