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# tsar

noun (a tsar, tsars; also czar, tzar)

«tsar» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A tsar was an emperor of Russia before 1917. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tsar/#m1)
2. (informal) A tsar is a person given strong power over one area by a government, as in a drugs tsar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tsar/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history lessons, tsars such as Peter the Great and Ivan the Terrible ruled Russia; the last tsar, Nicholas II, lost power in the Russian Revolution in 1917. The tsar's wife was the tsarina. In news, governments appoint tsars for things like energy or schools.

### Examples

- Peter the Great was a famous Russian tsar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tsar/#x1)
- The last tsar was Nicholas II. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tsar/#x2)
- The tsar lived in a palace in Saint Petersburg. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tsar/#x3)
- The tsarina wore a jewelled crown. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tsar/#x4)
- The government named a new education tsar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tsar/#x5)
- Bulgaria also had tsars long ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tsar/#x6)
- The Tsar was a good swimmer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tsar/#x7)

### Note

Spelled tsar (UK) or czar (often US); both are said zar. It comes from the Latin name Caesar. Female: tsarina. Plural: tsars.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tsar» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tsar/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tsar» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tsar.html) on Mova free.