czar

  • 101tsar — czar czar (z[ a]r), n. [Russ. tsare, fr. L. Caesar C[ae]sar; cf. OPol. czar, Pol. car. ] A king; a chief; the title of the emperor of Russia. [Written also {tsar} and {tzar}.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 102tzar — czar czar (z[ a]r), n. [Russ. tsare, fr. L. Caesar C[ae]sar; cf. OPol. czar, Pol. car. ] A king; a chief; the title of the emperor of Russia. [Written also {tsar} and {tzar}.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 103czarevitch — czar•e•vitch [[t]ˈzɑr ə vɪtʃ, ˈtsɑr [/t]] n. gov a son of a Russian czar, esp. the eldest son • Etymology: 1700–10; < Russ tsarévich=tsar czar+ evich masc. patronymic suffix …

    From formal English to slang

  • 104ALEXIS MICHAELOVITCH —    czar of Russia, the father of Peter the Great, the first czar who acted on the policy of cultivating friendly relations with other European states (1630 1677) …

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  • 105czarism — czar•ism [[t]ˈzɑr ɪz əm, ˈtsɑr [/t]] n. 1) the system of government in Russia under the czars 2) dictatorship; despotic or autocratic government • Etymology: 1850–55 czar′ist, adj. n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 106czarevitch — czar [tzaʀ], czarevitch [tsaʀevitʃ], czarine [tsaʀin] n. ⇒ Tsar, tsarévitch, tsarine …

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  • 107czarine — czar [tzaʀ], czarevitch [tsaʀevitʃ], czarine [tsaʀin] n. ⇒ Tsar, tsarévitch, tsarine …

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  • 108NICHOLAS I —    czar of Russia, born at St. Petersburg, third son of Paul I., ascended the throne in 1825 in succession to Alexander I., his eldest brother; suppressed with rigour and not a little severity a formidable conspiracy which took form on his… …

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  • 109NICHOLAS II —    czar of Russia, born in St. Petersburg, son of Alexander III., and his successor in Nov. 1894; was married on the month of his accession to Princess Alice of Hesse Darmstadt and granddaughter of Queen Victoria through the Princess Alice, while …

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  • 110PAUL I —    Czar of Russia, son of the Empress Catharine II., and her successor in 1796; was a despotic and arbitrary ruler; fought with the allies against France, but entered into an alliance with Napoleon in 1799; was murdered by certain of his nobles… …

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