tsar
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Russian царь (tsar’) from Old East Slavic цьсарь (tsĭsarĭ) from Old Church Slavonic цѣсарь (tsěsarĭ) believed to come from Latin Caesar.
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[edit] Noun
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tsar (plural tsars)
- A Slavic emperor (not necessarily a Russian emperor)
- A person with great power; an autocrat
- An appointed official tasked to regulate or oversee a specific area
- Mr Hellawell, the former Chief Constable of West Yorkshire, was appointed 'Drugs Tsar' by the Prime Minister in October, 1997. [1]
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A Slavic emperor
a person with great power; an autocrat
an appointed official tasked to regulate or oversee an specific area
[edit] French
[edit] Noun
tsar
- czar (russian emperor)
This French entry was created from the translations listed at czar. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see tsar in the French Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) December 2008
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Etymology
From Russian царь (tsar’), from Old Russian цьсарь (tsĭsarĭ), from Old Church Slavonic цѣсарь (cěsarĭ), from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂 (kaisar), “‘emperor’”), from Latin Caesar.
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tsar
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| Nominative | tsar | tsaren | tsarer | tsarerna |
| Genitive | tsars | tsarens | tsarers | tsarernas |
