czarina

UK: /zɑːˈriːnə/ US: /zɑˈrinə, tsɑ-/ ,(zä rē′nə, tsä-)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

cza•ri•na /zɑˈrinə, tsɑ-/   n. [countable] , pl. -nas. 

1. Government the wife of a czar;
   a Russian empress.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

cza•ri•na  (zä rē′nə, tsä-), n. 

1. Government the wife of a czar;
   Russian empress.

Also, tsarina, tzarina. 

• czar + -ina feminine suffix (as in Christina), modeled on German Zarin empress, equivalent. to Zar Czar + -in feminine suffix 1710–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

czarina / zɑːˈriːnə/, czaritza, czaritsa / zɑːˈrɪtsə/ noun

1. variant spellings (esp US) of tsarinaortsaritsa
   See tsarina

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tsa•ri•na  (zä rē′nə, tsä-), n. 

1. Government czarina.

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tsarina, czarina / zɑːˈriːnə/tsaritsa, czaritza / zɑːˈrɪtsə/ noun

1. the wife of a Russian tsar; Russian empress

Etymology: from Italian, Spanish czarina, from German Czarin