Prussian
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Prussian
- /ˈpɹʌ.ʃən/
Rhymes with -ʌʃən
adjective
- 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.
proper noun
- 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).
- Short for High Prussian (a moribund dialect of East Central German)
- Short for Low Prussian (a moribund dialect of East Low German)
noun Prussians
- A native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia.
- A citizen of the German state of Prussia.
- A member of or a person descended from the Baltic ethnic group which inhabited Prussia.
- A member of or a person descended from the German ethnic group which settled in Prussia. The Junkers were the stereotypical Prussians.
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Closest in meaning: prussia, service, franco, austro, rigid, militaristic, disciplined, regimented, authoritarian, autocratic, severe, strict, doctrinaire, draconian, rigorous, austere
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adj of Prussia
| Español | prusiano |
|---|---|
| Português | prussiano |
| Français | prussien |
| Deutsch | preußisch |
| Italiano | prussiano |
| Ελληνικά | πρωσικός prosikós |
| Русский | пру́сский prússkij |
name Baltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian
| Español | prusiano |
|---|---|
| Português | prussiano |
| Français | prussien |
| Deutsch | Prußisch, Preußisch |
| Italiano | prussiano |
| Русский | пру́сский |
noun native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia
| Español | prusiano, prusiana |
|---|---|
| Português | prussiano, prussiana |
| Français | Prussien, Prussienne |
| Deutsch | Preuße, Preußin |
| Italiano | prussiano, prussiana |
| Ελληνικά | Πρώσος Prósos, Πρωσίδα Prosída |
| Русский | прусса́к prussák, прусса́чка prussáčka, пруса́к prusák, пруса́чка prusáčka |
noun citizen of German state of Prussia
| Deutsch | Preuße, Preußin, Borusse |
|---|---|
| Русский | прусса́к prussák, прусса́чка prussáčka, пруса́к prusák, пруса́чка prusáčka |
noun member of or person descended from the Baltic ethnic group which inhabited Prussia
| Deutsch | Pruße |
|---|---|
| Русский | прусса́к prussák, прусса́чка prussáčka, пруса́к prusák, пруса́чка prusáčka |
noun member of or person descended from the German ethnic group which settled in Prussia
| Deutsch | Preuße |
|---|---|
| Русский | прусса́к prussák, прусса́чка prussáčka, пруса́к prusák, пруса́чка prusáčka |
Talk about this word "Prussian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/prussian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Prussian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/prussian "Prussian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/prussian.Cite this
@misc{prussian_2026,
title = {Prussian},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prussian},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
