English

Proper noun

Czar

1. A village in Alberta, Canada.
2. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.

English

Noun

czar ‎(plural czars)

1. Alternative spelling of tsar
2. A person assigned to a task-related government oversight office, e.g. "drug czar".

Related terms

• czarina
• czarism
• czarist
• czarocracy
• czarocrat
• czarocratic

References

1. ↑ Funk, W. J., Word origins and their romantic stories, New York, Wilfred Funk, Inc.

Anagrams

• z car, Z-car

French

Noun

czar m ‎(plural czars)

1. Alternative spelling of tsar

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čarъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ker- *kēr-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʂar/

Noun

czar m inan

1. spell (magic)
2. charm (quality of inspiring delight or admiration)

Declension

Synonyms

• (spell): zaklęcie, urok
• (charm, appeal): urok

Portuguese

czar

Alternative forms

• tsar, tzar

Etymology

From Russian царь ‎(carʹ), from Old East Slavic цьсарь ‎(cĭsarĭ), from Old Church Slavonic цѣсарь ‎(cěsarĭ), from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂 ‎(kaisar, “emperor”), believed to come from Latin Caesar.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtsaɾ/

Noun

czar m (plural czares, feminine czarina, feminine plural czarinas)

1. tsar