English Explanatory Dictionary

Prussian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Prussia.
name
  1. The Prussian language; see Old Prussian and New Prussian.
noun
  1. A native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia.
  2. A citizen of the German state of Prussia.
  3. A member of or a person descended from the Baltic ethnic group which inhabited Prussia.
  4. A member of or a person descended from the German ethnic group which settled in Prussia.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹʌ.ʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Prussian.wav

Word forms

Prussian Prussians

Etymology

From Prussia + -an.

Derived words

Franco-Prussian Prussian blue Prussian carp Prussian collar Prussian green Prussianise Prussianism Prussianization Prussianize Prussianly Prussianness Prussian ton Prussian white High Prussian
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