- Czar Alexander III
- nounson of Alexander II who was czar of Russia (1845-1894)• Syn: ↑Alexander III• Regions: ↑Russia
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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 III — 1. died 1181, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1159 81. 2. (Aleksandr Aleksandrovich) 1845 94, czar of Russia 1881 94. * * * I born Sept. 2, 1241 died March 18/19, 1286, near Kinghorn, Fife, Scot. King of Scotland (1249–86). Son of Alexander II, he… … Universalium
Alexander III — (1845–94) Czar of Russia 1881–94. Alexander in was a stern and old fashioned Russian nationalist, opposed to any kind of reform. When he came to the throne he was determined to undo all the liberal influence brought in by his father ALEXANDER… … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
Alexander III — n. (1845 1894) Russian czar from 1881 to 1894; Orlando Bandinelli (c.1105 1181), pope from 1159 to 1181; Alexander the Great (356 323 BC), king of Macedonia and conqueror of the Greek city states and the Persian empire … English contemporary dictionary
ALEXANDER III — 1) son of the preceding, married a daughter of Henry III., sided with him against the barons, successfully resisted the invasion of Haco, king of Norway, and on the conclusion of peace gave his daughter in marriage to Haco s successor Eric;… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
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 II of Russia — Alexander II Alexander II by Sergei Lvovich Levitsky 1870 (The Di Rocco Wieler Private Collection, Toronto, Canada) Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias Reign … Wikipedia
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
Alexander — I Al•ex•an•der [[t]ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər, ˈzɑn [/t]] n. 1) anh big Alexander the Great 2) big Sir Harold R. L. G. (1st Earl Alexander of Tunis), 1891–1969, British general II Al•ex•an•der [[t]ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər, ˈzɑn [/t]] n. 1) big Alexander I a)… … From formal English to slang
