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czar

/ˈzɑː/ZAHR
/ˈzɑɹ/ZAHR

Meaninga king

Common meaning: the title of the emperor of Russia

Journey through time

  1. Russiantsar‘a king’source
  2. Early English spellingezarssource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa king → the title of the emperor of Russiaczar‘the title of the emperor of Russia’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Russian tsar ‘a king’.

Roots

  • tsar Russian “a king”

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