adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Prussia.
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Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Of, from, or pertaining to Prussia.
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Usage: not-comparable
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name
The Prussian language; see Old Prussian (an extinct West Baltic language) and New Prussian (the modern reconstruction of the Old Prussian language, spoken by pilot communities in Lithuania, Poland, and elsewhere).
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name
Short for High Prussian (a moribund dialect of East Central German)
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name
Short for Low Prussian (a moribund dialect of East Low German)
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noun
A native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia.
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noun
A citizen of the German state of Prussia.
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Usage: historical
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noun
A member of or a person descended from the Baltic ethnic group which inhabited Prussia.
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noun
A member of or a person descended from the German ethnic group which settled in Prussia.
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adjective
of or relating to or characteristic of Prussia or its inhabitants
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noun
a German inhabitant of Prussia
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Broader terms: German
Narrower terms: Junker
History
Etymology tree English Prussia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Prussian From Prussia + -an.
Across languages
103 source translations are retained for this English entry.