Turkey vs Sultan - What's the difference?
turkey | sultan |
Either of two species of bird in the genus Meleagris with fan-shaped tails and wattled necks.
(UK) The guinea fowl (Numida meleagris ).
(colloquial) A failure.
(slang, usually, mildly, derogatory) A foolish or inept person.
(bowling) An act of throwing three strikes in a row.
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:
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As nouns the difference between turkey and sultan
is that turkey is either of two species of bird in the genus meleagris with fan-shaped tails and wattled necks while sultan is originally, a secular office, formally subordinate to -, but de facto the power behind the throne of the (theoretically universal) caliph.turkey
English
Noun
(en noun)- That film was a turkey .
- The turkey cut in front of me and then berated me for running into him.