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| tsa·ri·na [ zaa rnə, tsaa rnə ] (plural tsa·ri·nas) or cza·ri·na [ zaa rnə, tsaa rnə ] (plural cza·ri·nas) |
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1. Russian empress: an empress of Russia, before 1917
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2. tsar's wife or widow: the wife or widow of a tsar
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| [Early 18th century. < Italian or Spanish zarina, feminine of zar< Russian tsar' (see tsar)] |
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