- Czar Alexander II
- nounthe son of Nicholas I who, as czar of Russia, introduced reforms that included limited emancipation of the serfs (1818-1881)• Syn: ↑Alexander II, ↑Alexander the Liberator• Regions: ↑Russia
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Czar Alexander I — noun the czar of Russia whose plans to liberalize the government of Russia were unrealized because of the wars with Napoleon (1777 1825) • Syn: ↑Alexander I, ↑Aleksandr Pavlovich • Regions: ↑Russia • Instance Hypernyms: ↑czar, ↑tsar, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Czar Alexander III — noun son of Alexander II who was czar of Russia (1845 1894) • Syn: ↑Alexander III • Regions: ↑Russia • Instance Hypernyms: ↑czar, ↑tsar, ↑tzar … Useful english dictionary
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czar — noun 1. a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917) • Syn: ↑tsar, ↑tzar • Derivationally related forms: ↑tsaristic (for: ↑tsar), ↑czaristic … Useful english dictionary
Alexander I — noun the czar of Russia whose plans to liberalize the government of Russia were unrealized because of the wars with Napoleon (1777 1825) • Syn: ↑Czar Alexander I, ↑Aleksandr Pavlovich • Regions: ↑Russia • Instance Hypernyms: ↑czar, ↑tsar, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Alexander II — noun the son of Nicholas I who, as czar of Russia, introduced reforms that included limited emancipation of the serfs (1818 1881) • Syn: ↑Czar Alexander II, ↑Alexander the Liberator • Regions: ↑Russia • Instance Hypernyms: ↑czar, ↑tsar, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Alexander III — noun son of Alexander II who was czar of Russia (1845 1894) • Syn: ↑Czar Alexander III • Regions: ↑Russia • Instance Hypernyms: ↑czar, ↑tsar, ↑tzar * * * 1. d … Useful english dictionary
Alexander the Liberator — noun the son of Nicholas I who, as czar of Russia, introduced reforms that included limited emancipation of the serfs (1818 1881) • Syn: ↑Alexander II, ↑Czar Alexander II • Regions: ↑Russia • Instance Hypernyms: ↑czar, ↑tsar, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ALEXANDER° — ALEXANDER°, name of three Russian czars. ALEXANDER I, czar of Russia 1801–25. Alexander I s character and actions were to a large extent shaped by the vicissitudes he experienced in his struggle against napoleon . His ties with Metternich and the … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Alexander — Alexander1 [al΄ig zan′dər] n. [L < Gr Alexandros, lit., defender of men < alexein, to defend + anēr (gen. andros), man] 1. a masculine name: dim. Alec, Alex, Sandy; equiv. Fr. Alexandre, It. Alessandro, Russ. Aleksandr, Scot. Alistair, Sp.… … English World dictionary
