tsarina

/ zɑːˈrɪtsə; zɑːˈriːnə /

noun

1. the wife of a Russian tsar; Russian empress

Word History and Origins

Origin of tsarina¹

from Italian, Spanish czarina , from German Czarin

Example Sentences

“One dragon hurt the tsarina, but what have dragons done otherwise? Who else did they hurt?”

From Literature

“Many years ago, the tsar got married, and not long after that, the tsarina was expecting twins. She was out for a walk one day, and a dragon attacked her. She lived, but one of her babies didn’t. Isn’t that sad?”

From Literature

Vasilisa sat to his right; the tsarina, his wife, sat to his left.

From Literature

Anya had never seen a woman as beautiful as the tsarina.

From Literature

Every dragon in Kievan Rus’ had died because one had hurt the tsarina.

From Literature