tzarina

[ zah-ree-nuh, tsah- ]

/ zɑˈri nə, tsɑ- /

czarina.

Words nearby tzarina

tzar, tzara, tzardom, tzarevich, tzarevna, tzarina, tzarism, tzarist, tzaristic, tzaritza, tzatziki

czarina

[ zah-ree-nuh, tsah- ]

/ zɑˈri nə, tsɑ- /

the wife of a czar; Russian empress.

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

The tzarina almost overwhelmed the orphan before she dismissed her.

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But the lackey explained that the tzarina wanted Marya to come alone, and in the dress she should happen to be wearing.

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The tzarina grants him life, but does that make it easier for me to bear?

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Presently she was ushered into the boudoir of the tzarina, and recognised the lady of the garden.

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An autograph letter from the tzarina, Catherine II., framed and glazed, is carefully preserved.

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czarina

/ (zɑːˈriːnə) /

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