zar

[US]/zɑː/
[UK]/zɑːr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a unit of weight used in some Middle Eastern and North African countries, typically equivalent to approximately 3-5 kilograms; a traditional measure of area in some regions, equal to the area of a square with sides of one zar in length
Word Forms
Pluralzars

Phrases & Collocations

the czar

russian czar

last czar

czar nicholas

grand czar

czar peter

czar era

Example Sentences

the last zar of russia abdicated in 1917.

russian zar nicholas ii faced revolutionary protests.

the zarist regime collapsed during world war i.

crowds demanded the zar's resignation.

the romanov zar's family was executed.

the zar's power had been absolute for centuries.

revolutionaries sought to overthrow the zar.

the winter palace was the zar's winter residence.

the last zar's legacy remains controversial.

peasants suffered under zarist autocracy.

the zar's coronation ceremony was elaborate.

reformers petitioned the zar for change.

the zar's army struggled on the eastern front.

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