Tsar
[zɑː;tsɑː] or [zɑr]
Definition
(n.) The title of the emperor of Russia. See Czar.
Typist: Manfred
Examples
- The news of these reverses caused a very great excitement in Germany and Austria, and the Tsar assumed a more arrogant attitude towards his ally. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In the Tsar Alexander I, who was never direct, this direct new imperialism met the old. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The _Tsar-Pooschka_, the great bronze gun of Moscow, cast in 1586, was even larger, and had a bore 36 inches in diameter. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- There are statues of serpentine marble, gifts of the late Tsar of Russia, whose admiration is also represented by a gorgeous inlaid and enamelled cigar-case. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- By a mixture of boasting, subtlety, and flattery he won over the young and ambitious Tsar, Alexander I--he was just thirty years old--to an alliance. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Tsar of Russia, Nicholas I, was the first to move towards war. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- For a time it seemed that a moderate and controlled revolution might be possible--perhaps under a new Tsar. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Tsar was also confirmed in his acquisition of the entirely alien Finns. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Turkish fleet was destroyed by the French and English at the Battle of Navarino (1827), and the Tsar invaded Turkey. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Tsar of Russia chased the English envoy from his court. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Typist: Nadine