Prussia
pronunciation
How to pronounce Prussia in British English:
UK [ˈprʌʃə]
How to pronounce Prussia in American English:
US [ˈprʌʃə]
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- Noun:
- a former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland
Word Origin
- Prussia (n.)
- from Medieval Latin Borussi, Prusi, Latinized forms of the native name of the Lithuanian people who lived in the bend of the Baltic before being conquered 12c. and exterminated by (mostly) German crusaders who replaced them as the inhabitants. Perhaps from Slavic *Po-Rus "(The Land) Near the Rusi" (Russians). The duchy of Prussia after union with the Mark of Brandenberg, became the core of the Prussian monarchy and later the chief state in the German Empire.
Example
- 1. Bismarck was enormously powerful in his 26 years as prussia 's political leader .
- 2. The meiji-era constitution , for instance , was patterned on that of prussia .
- 3. Under his reign , the infrastructure , military and bureaucratic process of prussia was greatly improved .
- 4. Most readers will have a vague idea about prussia ( or borussia as he calls it ) .
- 5. Their forefathers stayed after prussia and austria snatched the place from denmark in 1864 .