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Alexandra
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Al·ex·an·dra  (lg-zndr, -zän-) 1872-1918.
Last czarina of Russia (1894-1917). The wife of Nicholas II, she interfered in politics under Rasputin's influence. After the Bolshevik revolution, she and her family were imprisoned and executed.
Alexandra [ˌælɪgˈzɑːndrə]
n
1. (Biographies / Alexandra (1844-1925) F, British, POLITICS: queen consort) 1844-1925, queen consort of Edward VII of Great Britain and Ireland
2. (Biographies / Alexandra (1872-1918) F, Russiannational of birth: German, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 1872-1918, the wife of Nicholas II of Russia; her misrule while Nicholas was supreme commander of the Russian forces during World War I precipitated the Russian Revolution


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