czar

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Related terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 References 1.6 Anagrams 2 Polish 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Declension 2.2.2 Synonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• tsar
• tzar

[edit] Etymology

From Russian царь (car’), from Old East Slavic цьсарь (cĭsarĭ), from Old Church Slavonic цѣсарь (cěsarĭ), from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂 (kaisar), “‘emperor’”), believed to come from Latin Caesar.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /tsɑː/, /sɑː/, /zɑː/; SAMPA: /tsA:/, /sA:/, /zA:/

  Rhymes: -ɑː

•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

[edit] Noun

czar (plural czars)

1. A Slavic emperor (not necessarily a Russian emperor)
2. (politics, US) A high-rank political official of the executive branch: “drug czar”.

[edit] Related terms

• czarina
• czarism
• czarist

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• Czar Wars: How did a term for Russian royalty work its way into American government?, by Ben Zimmer, December 29, 2008

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of acrz
• z car, Z-car

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /t͡ʂar/

[edit] Noun

czar m.

1. spell (magic)

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	czar	czary
Genitive	czaru	czarów
Dative	czarowi	czarom
Accusative	czar	czary
Instrumental	czarem	czarami
Locative	czarze	czarach
Vocative	czarze	czary

[edit] Synonyms

• zaklęcie