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Prussian.

Of, from, or pertaining to Prussia.

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Meaning & usage

adj/ˈpɹʌ.ʃən/

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Prussia.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Prussia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Prussian From Prussia + -an.

name/ˈpɹʌ.ʃən/

  1. 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).

  2. Short for High Prussian (a moribund dialect of East Central German)

    abbreviation · alt-of

  3. Short for Low Prussian (a moribund dialect of East Low German)

    abbreviation · alt-of
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Prussia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Prussian From Prussia + -an.

noun/ˈpɹʌ.ʃən/

  1. A native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia.

  2. A citizen of the German state of Prussia.

    historical

  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.

    The Junkers were the stereotypical Prussians.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Prussia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Prussian From Prussia + -an.

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