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Borussia

/boʊˈɹʌʃə/

Borussia proper noun: the national personification of Prussia. Also the ellipsis of Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Proper noun

Borussia

  1. The national personification of Prussia.
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Also used as

Borussia is also the ellipsis of Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Borussia is also the ellipsis of Borussia Dortmund.

Origin of Borussia

Borrowed from Latin Borussia.

Words formed from Borussia

Questions about Borussia

What does Borussia mean?
Borussia means the national personification of Prussia.
What part of speech is Borussia?
Borussia is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Borussia?
Borussia is pronounced /boʊˈɹʌʃə/.

Words near Borussia in the dictionary

  1. Borunda
  2. Borundas
  3. Borung
  4. boruret
  5. borurets
  6. Borussia
  7. Borussian
  8. Borussians
  9. Borvo
  10. Borwein
  11. Borwick

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