Prussia
n. former kingdom and state in northern Europe during the 14th through early 20th centuries | ||||
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Prussia
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) Preussen
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
(part-holonym) Germany, Federal Republic of Germany, Deutschland, FRG
(member-meronym) Prussian
(part-meronym) Brandenburg
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) Preussen
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
(part-holonym) Germany, Federal Republic of Germany, Deutschland, FRG
(member-meronym) Prussian
(part-meronym) Brandenburg
Prussia Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Prussia
For other uses, see Prussia (disambiguation).
Prussia (; Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; ; ; ; Old Prussian: Prūsa) was, most recently, a historic state originating in Brandenburg, an area that for centuries had substantial influence on German and European history. The last capital of Prussia was Berlin.Prussia attained its greatest importance in the 18th and 19th centuries. During the 18th century, it became a great European power under the reign of Frederick II of Prussia (1740–86). During the 19th century, Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck pursued a policy of uniting the German principalities into a "Lesser Germany" that would exclude the Austrian Empire. This led to the unification of Germany in 1871, with Prussia forming the core of the German Empire.
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