- Sultana
Sultana (Arabic: سلطانه ) has multiple meanings:
*Sultana (grape) is a variety of white seedless grape, especially in its dried form as a type ofraisin
*Sultana (title) is a common Western styling for the wife of aSultan or a female Sultan
*Sultana (village) is a place in Rajasthan, India
*Sultana (snail) is a terrestrial mollusk, or land snail
* Sultana is commonly used throughout Middle Eastern countries as a popular female name
* Sultana bird is another name for thePurple swamphen
* Sultana is the name of a female Turkish hip hop musician
*Sultana (bandit) , a notorious dacoit at Najibabad in Western Uttar Pradesh in the early 20th century
*Sultana (actress) , Indian actress of the 1920s and 1930s, daughter ofFatma Begum Several ships are named Sultana:
* Admiral ship of the Ottoman Navy during theBattle of Lepanto (1571)
* HMS "Sultana", a Royal Navy schooner that patrolled the American coast from 1768–1772
** "Sultana" (reconstruction) is a reconstruction of the 1768 schooner which was launched in 2001 atChestertown, MD
* The "Sultana" (Omani ship), the first ship from the Sultanate of Oman to visit the New World bearing the personal greetings and the representative of Sultan Said bin Sultan in 1840
* The "Sultana" (passenger ship), a passenger ship which transported Irish immigrants from Liverpool, England to New York City in 1843
* "Sultana" (steamboat), a steamboat that exploded and sank in 1865, killing 1,700 people
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