czar
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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.
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czar (plural czars)
- A Slavic emperor (not necessarily a Russian emperor)
- (politics, US) A high-rank political official of the executive branch: “drug czar”.
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Russian emperor
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- Czar Wars: How did a term for Russian royalty work its way into American government?, by Ben Zimmer, December 29, 2008
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- IPA: /t͡ʂar/
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czar m.
- spell (magic)
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| Singular | Plural | |
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| Nominative | czar | czary |
| Genitive | czaru | czarów |
| Dative | czarowi | czarom |
| Accusative | czar | czary |
| Instrumental | czarem | czarami |
| Locative | czarze | czarach |
| Vocative | czarze | czary |