tsarina

Definition

An empress of several Eastern European countries, especially Russia, or the wife of a tsar.

Etymology

Via Italian czarina or Spanish czarina, from German Czarin, Zarin, feminine form of Czar, Zar. By surface analysis, tsar + -ina.

Example Sentences

• "The biggest Russian czarina was Catherine the Great, a German, who incidentally made Crimea part of Russia."

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