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Kaiser

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Kai·ser  (kzr)
n.
1. Any of the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire (962-1806), of Austria (1806-1918), or of Germany (1871-1918).
2. Used as the title for such a man.

[German, from Middle High German keiser, from Old High German keisar, from Latin Caesar; see caesar.]

Kaiser [ˈkaɪzə]
n (sometimes not capital) History
1. (Historical Terms) any German emperor, esp Wilhelm II (1888-1918)
2. (Historical Terms) Obsolete any Austro-Hungarian emperor
[from German, ultimately from Latin Caesar emperor, from the cognomen of Gaius Julius Caesar (100-44 bc), Roman general, statesman, and historian]
kaiserdom , kaiserism n

Kaiser2
n
(Biographies / Kaiser, Georg (1878-1945) M, German, THEATRE: dramatist) Georg (ˈgeːɔrk). 1878-1945, German expressionist dramatist
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.KaiserKaiser - the title of the Holy Roman Emperors or the emperors of Austria or of Germany until 1918
emperor - the male ruler of an empire
Translations
Kaiser [ˈkaɪzəʳ] Nkáiser m


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"I received this," he announced, "less than three weeks ago from the hands of the Kaiser himself.
Some said the Kaiser was doubtlessly already there, and there was a great deal of damning Belgium.
But the American Kaiser would not take every- body.
 
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