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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The soldiers flung down their arms and fled, shouting, "The czarevitch! the czarevitch!"
From Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles
But whom should he entreat, or compel, or induce by rewards, to instruct the czarevitch to become a czar?
From The Talking Beasts by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith
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