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tsaricidal

tsaricidal adjective: relating to tsaricide; killing tsars.

Adjective

tsaricidal

  1. Relating to tsaricide; killing tsars.
    • That czaricidal crank arrested in Switzerland, charged with being from Paterson, New Jersey, has succeeded in proving an alibi. There are some accusations which will be resented, even by an anarchist.1901 August 15, El Paso Herald, El Paso, Tex., page two, column 3
    • Eventually it was decided that the Tsar’s carriage should be mined, with hand grenades at the ready as a second strategy; and if all else failed, one member should step forward and stab the Tsar with a dagger. Even the indomitable Maria Olovennikova was shocked to find on her return from Moscow...1976, Cathy Porter, Fathers and Daughters: Russian Women in Revolution, Virago, →ISBN, page 264

Examples of tsaricidal in a sentence

  • At Organization’s core sat a secret sui/tsaricidal cell called Hell (Ad).2008, Claudia Verhoeven, “The Making of Russian Revolutionary Terrorism”, in Isaac Land, editor, Enemies of Humanity: The...
  • During the first week of Lent (in early February), Karakozov traveled to Petersburg, contacted Khudiakov, and told him of his tsaricidal plan.2009, Claudia Verhoeven, The Odd Man Karakozov: Imperial Russia, Modernity, and the Birth of Terrorism, Ithaca, N.Y.; London: Cornell...

Origin of tsaricidal

From tsar + -icidal.

Questions about tsaricidal

What does tsaricidal mean?
Tsaricidal means relating to tsaricide; killing tsars.
How do you use tsaricidal in a sentence?
At Organization’s core sat a secret sui/tsaricidal cell called Hell (Ad).
What part of speech is tsaricidal?
Tsaricidal is an adjective.

Words near tsaricidal in the dictionary

  1. tsarevny
  2. Tsargrad
  3. tsari
  4. tsarian
  5. tsaric
  6. tsaricidal
  7. tsaricide
  8. tsaricides
  9. Tsarigrad
  10. tsarina
  11. tsarinas

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