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tsarina

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/ zɑːˈrɪtsə, zɑːˈriːnə /

noun

  1. the wife of a Russian tsar; Russian empress

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of tsarina

from Italian, Spanish czarina , from German Czarin

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Example Sentences

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Carew's popular brands range from the golden-hued "Imperial Whisky" to "Tsarina Vodka", distilled from sugarcane with flavourings imported from the Netherlands.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

Tsarina Catherine the Great's refusal to support the British empire when America declared independence laid the ground for the first diplomatic contacts between the United States and St Petersburg, then Russia's imperial capital.

From Reuters • Jun. 6, 2022

Nikolai’s wife, Tsarina Alexandra, called upon the services of a wandering, illiterate monk and faith healer named Grigorii Rasputin.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

Among those she turned to were spiritual “healers” – including one Monsieur Philippe whose interventions only appear to have helped trigger a phantom pregnancy for the Tsarina.

From The Guardian • Sep. 21, 2018

Thereupon the Tsarina went to her father and asked his permission to take a walk upon the quay.

From The Russian Garland being Russian Folk Tales by Rosciszewski, J. R. de