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czarina

or tsa·ri·na, tza·ri·na

[ zah-ree-nuh, tsah- ]

/ zɑˈri nə, tsɑ- /

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noun

the wife of a czar; Russian empress.

Origin of czarina

1710–20; czar + -ina feminine suffix (as in Christina), modeled on German Zarin empress, equivalent to Zar Czar + -in feminine suffix

Words nearby czarina

czar, czardas, czardom, czarevitch, czarevna, czarina, czarism, czarist, czaritza, czech, czech republic

Example sentences from the Web for czarina

Czarina Catharine followed, also on foot, with a lighted taper; her cloak borne by all her Ladies.

History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XX. (of XXI.) |Thomas Carlyle
They drank to Queen Victoria, and, with a remembrance of past loyalty, to the czarina.

Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 |Various
Csars wife should be above suspicion, said haughty Csar, and the world applauds; but every woman is czarina by divine right.

A New Atmosphere |Gail Hamilton
Amidst the great desert his old ambition came back to him—he pictured the golden dome of the Kremlin, and the conquered Czarina.

In Love With the Czarina and Other Stories |Mr Jkai

I believe it was the birthday of the Czarina, but of course I was not bound to know that.

An Englishman in Paris |Albert D. (Albert Dresden) Vandam

British Dictionary definitions for czarina

czarina

czaritza (zɑːˈrɪtsə)

/ (zɑːˈriːnə) /

noun

variant spellings (esp US) of tsarina or tsaritsa See tsarina