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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

tsar an emperor of Russia before 1917. The Russian word tsar represents Latin Caesar; it is first recorded in English in the mid 16th century. In Russia itself it was partially used by the Grand Duke Ivan III (1462–1505) and his son, but was formally assumed by Ivan IV in 1547. The title tsar was also used by Serbian rulers of the 14th century.
Tsarevich was the title of the eldest son of an emperor of Russia.

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tsar

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

tsar / zär/ (also czar or tzar) • n. an emperor of Russia before 1917: Tsar Nicholas II. ∎ a South Slav ruler in former times, esp. one reigning over Serbia in the 14th century. ∎ DERIVATIVES: tsar·dom / -dəm/ n. tsar·ism / -ˌizəm/ n. tsar·ist / -ist/ n. & adj.

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tsar

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

tsar Name of the rulers of Russia, first adopted by Ivan the Terrible in 1547. It is an adaptation of the Latin caesar. In 1721 Peter I changed the official title to “emperor”, but “tsar” or “czar” continued to be used in popular language until 1917.

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tsar

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

tsar see CZAR.

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tsar

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

tsar •aargh, Accra, afar, ah, aha, aide-mémoire, ajar, Alcazar, are, Armagh, armoire, Artois, au revoir, baa, bah, bar, barre, bazaar, beaux-arts, Bekaa, bête noire, Bihar, bizarre, blah, Bogotá, Bonnard, bra, cafard, café noir, Calabar, car, Carr, Castlebar, catarrh, Changsha, char, charr, cigar, comme ci comme ça, commissar, coup d'état, de haut en bas, devoir, Dhofar, Directoire, Du Bois, Dumas, Dunbar, éclat, embarras de choix, escritoire, fah, famille noire, far, feu de joie, film noir, foie gras, Fra, galah, gar, guar, guitar, ha, hah, ha-ha, Halacha, hurrah, hussar, huzza, insofar, Invar, jar, je ne sais quoi, ka, kala-azar, Kandahar, Khorramshahr, knar, Krasnodar, Kwa, la-di-da, lah, Lehár, Loire, ma, mama, mamma, mar, Mardi Gras, ménage à trois, mirepoix, moire, Navarre, noir, objet d'art, pa, pah, Panama, papa, par, Pará, Paraná, pas, pâté de foie gras, peau-de-soie, pietà, Pinot Noir, pooh-bah, poult-de-soie, pya, rah, registrar, Saar, Salazar, Sana'a, sang-froid, scar, schwa, Seychellois, shah, Shangri-La, shikar, ska, sol-fa, spa, spar, star, Starr, Stranraer, ta, tahr, tar, tartare, tata, tra-la, tsar, Twa, Villa, voilà, waratah, yah

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