Prussia en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈpɹʌ.ʃə/ (UK, US)
- /ˈpɹʊ.ʃɐ/ (Philippines)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- (historical) A geographical area on the Baltic coast of Northeast Europe.
- (historical) 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.
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(countable) 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.
Deriveds
Prussian · King of Prussia · Prussification · Prusso-
Relateds
Royal Prussia · West Prussia · East Prussia
Translations (178)
sc Prùssia (geographical area) · id Prusia (former German province) · kk Пруссия (geographical area) · yue 普魯士 /普鲁士 (geographical area) · es Prusia (former Baltic country) · hi प्रशिया (geographical area) · nb Preussen (former Baltic country) · de Preußen (former German province) · fo Prussland (geographical area) · da Prøjsen (former Baltic country) · ru Пру́ссия (former Baltic country) · he פְּרוּסְיָה (former Baltic country) · ota پروسیا (former Baltic country) · nn Preussen (former Baltic country) · yi פּרײַסיע (former Baltic country) · sq Prusi (geographical area) · ota پروسیا (geographical area) · enm Pruce (former Baltic country) · my ပရပ်ရှား (geographical area) · ka პრუსია (former German province) · mr प्रशिया (former German province) · da Preussen (former Baltic country) · tt Пруссия (geographical area) · yue 普魯士 /普鲁士 (former Baltic country) · haw Pelukia (former Baltic country) · yue 普魯士 /普鲁士 (former German province) · oc Prússia (geographical area) · mi Puruhia (former Baltic country) · cmn 普魯士 /普鲁士 (geographical area) · tr Prusya (geographical area) · th ปรัสเซีย (geographical area) · hy Պրուսիա (geographical area) · fi Preussi (former Baltic country) · de Prußen (former Baltic country) · vi Phổ Lỗ Sĩ (geographical area) · uk Пру́ссія (geographical area) · be Пру́сія (geographical area) · sh Пру̏ска (geographical area) · la Prutenia (former Baltic country) · sv Preussen (former Baltic country) · nn Preussen (geographical area) · tl Prusya (geographical area) · nb Preussen (former German province) · da Prøjsen (former German province) · oc Prússia (former Baltic country) · lt Prūsai (former Baltic country) · ru Пру́ссия (geographical area) · ga An Phrúis (geographical area) · th ปรัสเซีย (former Baltic country) · is Prússland (geographical area) · es Prusia (geographical area) · yi פּרײַסן (geographical area) · pl Prusy (former German province) · ka პრუსია (geographical area) · es Prusia (former German province) · tk Prussiýa (geographical area) · sv Preussen (geographical area) · km ព្រូស (geographical area) · lt Prūsija (former German province) · lv Prūsija (former German province) · az Prussiya (geographical area) · mr प्रशिया (former Baltic country) · de Preussen (former German province) · ta புருசியா (geographical area) · be Пру́сія (former German province) · sv Preussen (former German province) · fi Preussi (geographical area) · sk Prusko (geographical area) · cy Prwsia (geographical area) · eo Prusujo (former German province) · is Prússland (former Baltic country) · km ព្រុស្ស (geographical area) · ca Prússia (former Baltic country) · el Πρωσία (former German province) · da Preussen (geographical area) · ja プロイセン (former German province) · lt Prūsija (geographical area) · nl Pruisen (former German province) · cmn 普魯士 /普鲁士 (former German province) · ar بْرُوسْيَا (geographical area) · am ፕሩሲያ (geographical area) · he פְּרוּסְיָה (former German province) · pt Prússia (former Baltic country) · tr Prusya (former German province) · gl Prusia (geographical area) · ru Пру́ссия (former German province) · nn Preussen (former German province) · la Borūssia (geographical area) · yi פּרײַסן (former German province) · mr प्रशिया (geographical area) · gur Purusgo (geographical area) · sh Пру̏ска (former German province) · gur Purusgɔ (geographical area) · prg Prūsija (former German province) · ky Пруссия (geographical area) · sl Prusija (geographical area) · pl Prusy (geographical area) · sc Prùssia (former German province) · ca Prússia (geographical area) · ms Prusia (geographical area) · yi פּרײַסן (former Baltic country) · sh Prȕska (geographical area) · ga an Phrúis (former Baltic country) · fr Prusse (geographical area) · pl Prusy (former Baltic country) · sq Prusia (geographical area) · sh Prusija (geographical area) · gl Prusia (former German province) · da Prøjsen (geographical area) · el Πρωσία (former Baltic country) · ko 프로이센 (geographical area) · hi प्रुसिया (geographical area) · la Borussia (former German province) · tr Prusya (former Baltic country) · la Prussia (former Baltic country) · nl Pruisen (geographical area) · yi פּרײַסיע (former German province) · sco Proushie (geographical area) · ka პრუსია (former Baltic country) · cs Prusko (geographical area) · sh Прусија (geographical area) · pt Prússia (former German province) · la Prūssia (geographical area) · hu Poroszország (former German province) · ur پُرُوشِیا (geographical area) · cmn 普魯士 /普鲁士 (former Baltic country) · ca Prússia (former German province) · is Prússland (former German province) · co Prussia (former German province) · uz Prussiya (geographical area) · mnc ᡦᡠᡵᡠᠰᡴᡳ (former Baltic country) · el Πρωσία (geographical area) · fa-ira پِروس (geographical area) · ko 프로이센 (former German province) · nb Preussen (geographical area) · ja プロイセン (geographical area) · th ปรัสเซีย (former German province) · hu Poroszország (geographical area) · it Prussia (geographical area) · ga an Phrúis (former German province) · et Preisimaa (former German province) · mn Прусс (geographical area) · eo Prusio (former German province) · da Preussen (former German province) · de Preußen (geographical area) · fur Prussie (geographical area) · et Preisimaa (geographical area) · lv Prūsija (former Baltic country) · prg Prūsa (former Baltic country) · tg Пруссия (geographical area) · bn প্রুশিয়া (geographical area) · eo Prusio (geographical area) · et Preisimaa (former Baltic country) · fr Prusse (former German province) · id Prusia (geographical area) · pt Prússia (geographical area) · cs Prusko (former German province) · it Prussia (former German province) · sc Prùssia (former Baltic country) · fa-ira پِروسِیا (geographical area) · he פְּרוּסְיָה (geographical area) · eo Prusujo (geographical area) · fr Prusse (former Baltic country) · yi פּרײַסיע (geographical area) · fi Preussi (former German province) · mk Прусија (geographical area) · ro Prusia (geographical area) · rsk Прайзска (geographical area) · lo ປຣັສເຊຍ (geographical area) · bg Пру́сия (geographical area) · sh Prȕska (former German province) · ar بْرُوسْيَا (former German province) · be Пру́сія (former Baltic country) · cs Prusy (geographical area) · lv Prūsija (geographical area) · lo ປລັດເຊຍ (geographical area) · vi Phổ (geographical area) · si ප්රෂියාව (geographical area)