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Definition of
czarism noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
czarism
noun
(
also
tsarism
,
tzarism
)
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈzɑrɪzəm
/
/
,
NAmE
/
/
ˈtsɑrɪzəm
/
/
[
uncountable
]
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the Russian system of government by a
czar
, which existed before 1917
czarist
(
also
tsarist
,
tzarist
)
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NAmE
/
/
ˈzɑrɪst
/
/
,
NAmE
/
/
ˈtsɑrɪst
/
/
noun
,
adjective
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czarism
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czar
noun
czarina
noun
czarism
noun
Czech
noun
(the) Czech Republic
noun