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tsar.

An emperor of Russia (1547 to 1917) and of some South Slavic states.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/(t)sɑː/Received-Pronunciation/zɑː/Received-Pronunciation/(t)sɑɹ/US/zɑɹ/US
  1. An emperor of Russia (1547 to 1917) and of some South Slavic states.

    historical
  2. A person with great power; an autocrat.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin Caesarbor. Proto-Germanic *kaisarazder. Proto-Slavic *cěsařь Old East Slavic цѣсарь (cěsarĭ) Old East Slavic цьсарь (cĭsarĭ) Russian царь (carʹ)bor. English tsar Borrowed from Russian царь (carʹ), from Old East Slavic цьсарь (cĭsarĭ), from Proto-Slavic *cěsařь, from a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar. Doublet of Caesar and Kaiser. The spelling tsar began to replace the older czar in the nineteenth century. Compare Byzantine Greek Τζαῖσαρ (Tzaîsar).

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