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

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

From Literature

“No collusion. No obstruction,” Trump said about Russia, where his mother was no doubt tsarina in some cloudy corner of his delusions.

From The Guardian

Just as you get into the swing of the story of Rasputin, for instance, the tsarina gets lost trying to pronounce “aristocracy.”

From The New Yorker

The hut was not much loved by the tsarina, who also had to live in it, but it is one of the most memorable city sites.

From The Guardian