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Turkey vs Sultan - What's the difference?

turkey | sultan |

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)
  • 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.
  • That film was a turkey .
  • (slang, usually, mildly, derogatory) A foolish or inept person.
  • The turkey cut in front of me and then berated me for running into him.
  • (bowling) An act of throwing three strikes in a row.
  • Synonyms

    * (bird) Meleagris gallopavo'', ''Meleagris ocellata * (failure) flop * (stupid person) fool, idiot, (US) jerk, (UK) plonker, (UK) prat

    Derived terms

    * Australian turkey * brush turkey * bush turkey * cold turkey * go full turkey * scrub turkey * talk turkey * turkey buzzard * turkeyling * turkey nest * turkey shoot * turkey trot * turkeys voting for Christmas * turkey vulture * water turkey

    See also

    * Anhinga * (Australian bustard) * (helmeted guineafowl)

    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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