czar

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czar^¹

/zɑː(ɹ)/
/t͡sɑː(ɹ)/
/t͡ʃɑːɹ/

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)

Where it comes from

See tsar. The spelling czar, the older spelling in English, comes from the book Notes on Muscovite Affairs (1549) by Sigismund von Herberstein. It was supplanted by the alternative tsar in the 19th century.

noun czars

alternative Alternative spelling of tsar (especially common in American English) Note therfore that Czar in the Ruthens tounge signifieth a kynge, wheras in the language of the Slauons, Pollons, Bohemes, and other, the same woorde Czar, signifieth Cesar by whiche name Themperours haue byn commonly cauled.
Philippine, US, informal An appointed official tasked to regulate or oversee a specific area. drug czar

Czar^²

proper noun

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: tzar, tsar, caesar, kaiser, zar, emperor, king, face, liberator, alexis, raz, czarocrat, czarocracy, czarate, czarship, censor

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@misc{czar_2026,
  title = {czar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/czar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}