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Prussian

/ˈpɹʌ.ʃən/

Prussian adjective: of, from, or pertaining to Prussia. Also the abbreviation of High Prussian.

Adjective

Prussian (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Prussia.
    • Young Hegelianism was the philosophical expression of the republican, bourgeois-democratic opposition which criticized the feudal order of the Prussian state and turned its eyes hopefully towards France.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in...

Proper noun

Prussian

  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).

Noun

Prussian (plural Prussians)

  1. A native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia.
  2. (historical) 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.
    • The Junkers were the stereotypical Prussians.

Also used as

Prussian is also the abbreviation of High Prussian.

Prussian is also the abbreviation of Low Prussian.

Prussian meaning in Marathi

Prussian in Marathi

of Prussia
प्रशियन praśiyan
Baltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian
प्रशियन praśiyan

Forms of Prussian

pluralPrussians

Origin of Prussian

From Prussia + -an.

Words formed from Prussian

Phrases with Prussian

Words that rhyme with Prussian

Questions about Prussian

What does Prussian mean?
Prussian means of, from, or pertaining to Prussia.
What is Prussian in Marathi?
Prussian in Marathi is प्रशियन (praśiyan). See Prussian meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Prussian?
Prussian can be an adjective, a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Prussian?
Prussian is pronounced /ˈpɹʌ.ʃən/.

Words near Prussian in the dictionary

  1. Prusinskis
  2. Pruski
  3. Pruskis
  4. Pruss
  5. Prussia
  6. Prussian
  7. Prussian blue
  8. Prussian blues
  9. Prussian carp
  10. Prussian carps
  11. Prussian collar

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