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Definition of Tsarevnas
1. tsarevna [n] - See also: tsarevna
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tsarevnas
Literary usage of Tsarevnas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Patriarch and the Tsar by William Palmer (1876)
"... had run away to Moscow would naturally betake themselves to the tsarevnas,
who being by themselves in the palace, at large, could take interest in them, ..."
2. The Pupils of Peter the Great: A History of the Russian Court and Empire by Robert Nisbet Bain (1897)
"The two tsarevnas threw themselves at their mother's feet, and implored her, with
tears and sobs, to reconsider her decision. Catherine was deeply affected ..."
3. Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia: A Study of Historical Biography by Eugene Schuyler (1884)
"We are ready to lay down our heads for the Tsar, for the Tsaritsa, for the
Tsarevitch and the tsarevnas.' That very day permission was granted for the ..."
4. Studies in Russia by Augustus John Cuthbert Hare (1902)
"The most curious part of the whole palace is the the residence of the Tsaritsa
and tsarevnas, almost answering to an oriental harem. ..."
5. Handbook for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland: Including the Crimea by Thomas Michell (1888)
"... are said to have been worked by tsarevnas. On the N. side of the altar is the
oratory of the Tsar Alexis, who built the chapel in 1677. ..."
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