czarina (The wife of a czar)

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• czarina — [zärēt′səzä rē′nə] n. [Ger zarin, czarin, fem. of zar, czar < Russ tsaritsa] the wife of a czar; empress of Russia: also czaritza [zärēt′sə] …   English World dictionary

• czarina — /zah ree neuh, tsah /, n. the wife of a czar; Russian empress. Also, tsarina, tzarina. [1710 20; CZAR + ina fem. suffix (as in Christina), modeled on G Zarin empress, equiv. to Zar Czar + in fem. suffix] * * * …   Universalium

• czarina — cza•ri•na [[t]zɑˈri nə, tsɑ [/t]] n. pl. nas gov the wife of a czar; Russian empress • Etymology: 1710–20; czar+ ina fem. suffix (as in Christina), modeled on G Zarin empress =Zar Czar + in fem. suffix …   From formal English to slang

• czarina — also tsarina noun Etymology: probably modification of German Zarin, from Zar czar, from Russian tsar Date: 1717 the wife of a czar …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• czarina — cza|rina [ za rinə ] noun count 1. ) a woman who ruled Russia before 1917 2. ) the wife of a czar …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• czarina — noun the wife or widow of a czar • Syn: ↑tsarina, ↑tzarina, ↑czaritza, ↑tsaritsa • Hypernyms: ↑female aristocrat …   Useful english dictionary

• Tsar — Czar redirects here. For the town, see Czar, Kakasha Alberta. For other uses, see Tsar (disambiguation). Peter the Great Tsar (Tzar, Czar, or Csar Bulgarian: цар, Serbian: цар, Russian …   Wikipedia

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• List of English words of Russian origin — Including English, contain words most likely borrowed from the Russian language. Not all of the words are truly fluent Russian or Slavic origin. Some of them co exist in other Slavic languages and it is difficult to decide whether they made… …   Wikipedia

• czaritza — noun the wife or widow of a czar • Syn: ↑czarina, ↑tsarina, ↑tzarina, ↑tsaritsa • Hypernyms: ↑female aristocrat …   Useful english dictionary

• tsaritsa — noun the wife or widow of a czar • Syn: ↑czarina, ↑tsarina, ↑tzarina, ↑czaritza • Hypernyms: ↑female aristocrat …   Useful english dictionary