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Suntan vs Sultan - What's the difference?

suntan | sultan |

As nouns the difference between suntan and sultan

is that suntan is in humans a brown or darkened coloration of the skin caused by exposure to ultraviolet light while sultan is originally, a secular office, formally subordinate to -, but de facto the power behind the throne of the (theoretically universal) caliph.

As a verb suntan

is to obtain a suntan by exposure to ultraviolet light.

As a proper noun Sultan is

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suntan

English

(wikipedia suntan)

Noun

(en noun)
  • In humans a brown or darkened coloration of the skin caused by exposure to ultraviolet light.

    • Verb

  • To obtain a suntan by exposure to ultraviolet light.
  • To attempt to obtain a suntan.

    • Anagrams

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    sultan

    English

    (wikipedia sultan)

    Noun

  • Originally, a secular office, formally subordinate to -, but de facto the power behind the throne of the (theoretically universal) caliph.
  • A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Indonesia and in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.
  • (card games) A variant of solitaire, played with two decks of cards.
  • A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See:

    • Derived terms

    * sultana * sultanate

    See also

    * sultana bird

    References

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