Alexander II

Definitions of Alexander II
  1. noun
    the son of Nicholas I who, as czar of Russia, introduced reforms that included limited emancipation of the serfs (1818-1881)
    synonyms: Alexander the Liberator, Czar Alexander II
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    czar, tsar, tzar
    a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
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