Prussia
/ˈpɹʌ.ʃə/
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Prussia proper noun: a geographical area on the Baltic coast of Northeast Europe.
Proper noun
Prussia
- A geographical area on the Baltic coast of Northeast Europe.
- A former duchy, kingdom and (after German unification in 1871) a federal state of Germany, existing in various forms from 1525 to 1947, when it was disbanded by the Allies; it expanded from the above region and included parts of what is now Germany, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Denmark, Belgium and Czechia.
- A country known for exceptional military professionalism in her region. Historically used for Bulgaria as the "Prussia of the Balkans".
- Sometimes referred to as the “Prussia of Africa,” Rwanda insists on enormous self-discipline from every citizen.2010, Stephen Kinzer, A Thousand Hills — Rwanda’s Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It
- A township in Adair County, Iowa, United States.
- Former name of Leader, Saskatchewan, changed due to anti-German sentiment in WWI.
Prussia meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Prussia in Hindi
- geographical area
- प्रशिया praśiyā, प्रुसिया prusiyā
Prussia in Tamil
- geographical area
- புருசியா puruciyā
Prussia in Marathi
- geographical area
- प्रशिया praśiyā
- former Baltic country
- प्रशिया praśiyā
- former German province
- प्रशिया praśiyā
Prussia in Urdu
- geographical area
- پُرُوشِیا purūśiyā
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- Prussia in Bengali
- প্রুশিয়া pruśiẏa
- Prussia in Sinhala
- ප්රෂියාව praṣiyāwa
- Prussia in Tagalog
- Prusya
- Prussia in Arabic
- بْرُوسْيَا brūsyā
- Prussia in Malay
- Prusia
- Prussia in Indonesian
- Prusia
- Prussia in Thai
- ปรัสเซีย bpràt-siia
- Prussia in Vietnamese
- Phổ, Phổ Lỗ Sĩ
- Prussia in Myanmar
- ပရပ်ရှား pa.raphra:
Origin of Prussia
From New Latin Prūssia, a Latinization used by Peter of Dusburg of a Baltic (Old Prussian, or perhaps Lithuanian or Latvian) autonym. In the Baltic languages it has a long /uː/. The Proto-Indo-European source of the name is unclear; more at Prussia. Compare the Proto-Balto-Slavic *prus-sk-, whose cognates include Proto-Slavic *prъskati (“to splutter, to splash”), Sanskrit प्रुष्णोति (pruṣṇóti, “to sprinkle”), and thus signifying "watery land". The Middle English designation for the region, Pruce, derives from the same Latinization and is the source of the terms pruce and spruce.
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Questions about Prussia
- What does Prussia mean?
- Prussia means a geographical area on the Baltic coast of Northeast Europe.
- What is Prussia in Hindi?
- Prussia in Hindi is प्रशिया (praśiyā), प्रुसिया (prusiyā). See Prussia meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Prussia?
- Prussia is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Prussia?
- Prussia is pronounced /ˈpɹʌ.ʃə/ (UK).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Prussia (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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