how to pronounce tsar

/zɑːɹ/

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tsar is pronounced in one syllable

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ɑː

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An example use of tsar in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… in 1998 the remains of tsar nicholas and …”

meanings of tsar

noun:

A person with great power; an autocrat.
An emperor of Russia (1547 to 1917) and of some South Slavic states.

tsar frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word tsar occurs in english on average 5.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.