czarevitch
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of czarevitch
1700–10; < Russian tsarévich, equivalent to tsar' czar + -evich masculine patronymic suffix
Example Sentences
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Herring in a Fur Coat could be the title of a Soviet absurdist fable about a proletarian Cinderella who rejects the czarevitch and runs off with the rat turned coachman.
From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2015
Each of the eggs held some surprise inside�other eggs, or perhaps a hen, or a miniature of the czarevitch.
From Time Magazine Archive
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In the summer of 1904, Alexandra—still an unsuspecting carrier of the gene—gave birth to Alexei, the czarevitch of Russia.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Immediately he was asked to show his powers on the young czarevitch, Alexis, heir to the throne, who was constitutionally weak and at that moment was suffering especially from attacks of heart weakness.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources by Reynolds, Francis J. (Francis Joseph)
It was she who brought about the Kiel interview and the visit of the czarevitch to Berlin.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 by Various
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