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Definition of Prussia
1. Noun. A former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland. "In the 19th century Prussia led the economic and political unification of the German states"
Exact synonyms: Preussen
Generic synonyms: Geographic Area, Geographic Region, Geographical Area, Geographical Region
Group relationships: Deutschland, Federal Republic Of Germany, Frg, Germany, Poland, Polska, Republic Of Poland
Terms within: Brandenburg
Member holonyms: Prussian
Derivative terms: Prussian
Generic synonyms: Geographic Area, Geographic Region, Geographical Area, Geographical Region
Group relationships: Deutschland, Federal Republic Of Germany, Frg, Germany, Poland, Polska, Republic Of Poland
Terms within: Brandenburg
Member holonyms: Prussian
Derivative terms: Prussian
Definition of Prussia
1. Proper noun. A geographical area on the Baltic coast of northeastern Europe. ¹
2. Proper noun. A former Baltic country, annihilated by the Teutonic Order and absorbed by Germany. ¹
3. Proper noun. A German province that was the predecessor to, and a member of, the German Empire; erased at the end of the Second World War. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com