Tzar (Noun)
Meaning
A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The Russian tzar ruled with absolute power over his vast empire.
- He was crowned tzar in a grand ceremony at the Kremlin.
- The tzar's family had ruled Russia for centuries, and he was determined to maintain their power.
- The people of Russia lived in fear of the tzar's wrath, and many suffered under his harsh rule.
- The last Russian tzar, Nicholas II, was overthrown in the revolution of 1917.