Etymology

tsarina

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Today it means: An empress of several Eastern European countries, especially Russia, or the wife of a tsar. Full definition →

Italian czarina ← Spanish czarina ← German Czarin
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  1. German · derived fromCzarin
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromczarina
  3. Italian · borrowed fromczarina
  4. English todaytsarina

Via Italian czarina or Spanish czarina, from German Czarin, Zarin, feminine form of Czar, Zar. By surface analysis, tsar + -ina.

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