Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun etc. See
czar , etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The emperor of Russia. See
czar .
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- noun Alternative spelling of
tsar .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
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Examples
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Discuss as a group or in pairs at the Seder table: 1. Egypt, "mitzrayim" in Hebrew, comes from the word "tzar": the "narrow place," the constricted place.
Rabbi Michael Lerner: A Passover Haggadah Supplement 2011 Rabbi Michael Lerner 2011
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Judaism teaches us that the agonizing transition of adolescence is all part of what is called tzar giddul banim, the necessary pain of raising children.
The Blessing of a B Minus Ph.D. Wendy Mogel 2010
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Egypt, mitzrayim in Hebrew, comes from the word tzar: the "narrow place," the constricted place.
Rabbi Michael Lerner: A Passover Seder Haggadah Supplement 2009
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There is a concept in the Torah called tzar ba'alei chayim which prohibits causing pain to a living creature.
Modestly Yours 2008
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'Apprentice' role in question due to new "tzar" job
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'tzar' keep up with the FUD!!! oh and don't forget to think of the children.
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'tzar' keep up with the FUD!!! oh and don't forget to think of the children.
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The U.S. has a cyber-security tzar, how can they not be on top of this? scoffs Hillis.
Juliette Powell: Open Letter to G8: What Happens When the Internet Breaks? Juliette Powell 2011
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She instructs women to give up feminism and accept that their husband is the king of his castle and the lord of the TV remote and the pharaoh of choosing vacation destinations and the tzar of deciding what toppings you're getting on the pizza.
Kate Fridkis: Articles About Womanhood, Motherhood, and Beauty: Time to Say Something New Kate Fridkis 2010
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She instructs women to give up feminism and accept that their husband is the king of his castle and the lord of the TV remote and the pharaoh of choosing vacation destinations and the tzar of deciding what toppings you're getting on the pizza.
Kate Fridkis: Articles About Womanhood, Motherhood, and Beauty: Time to Say Something New Kate Fridkis 2010
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