CZAR


Meaning of CZAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also tsar ˈzär, ˈ(t)sär

Etymology: New Latin czar, from Russian tsar', from Old Russian tsĭsarĭ, from Gothic kaisar, from Greek or Latin; Greek, from Latin Caesar — more at Caesar

Date: 1555

1. : emperor ; specifically : the ruler of Russia until the 1917 revolution

2. : one having great power or authority

a banking czar

• czar·dom also tsar·dom ˈzär-dəm, ˈ(t)sär- noun

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