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tsarina

tsa·ri·na [ zaa rnə, tsaa rnə ] (plural tsa·ri·nas) or cza·ri·na [ zaa rnə, tsaa rnə ] (plural cza·ri·nas)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Russian empress: an empress of Russia, before 1917

2. tsar's wife or widow: the wife or widow of a tsar

[Early 18th century. < Italian or Spanish zarina, feminine of zar< Russian tsar' (see tsar)]
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