partitions of poland

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(1772, 1793, 1795) Territorial divisions of Poland by Russia, Prussia, and Austria that progressively reduced its territory until it ceased to exist as a state. In the First Partition (1772), a Poland weakened by civil war and Russian intervention agreed to a treaty signed by Russia, Prussia, and Austria that deprived it of half its population and almost one-third of its land area. In the Second Partition (1793), Poland was forced to cede additional lands to Prussia and Russia. To quell a nationalist uprising led by Tadeusz Kociuszko, Russia and Prussia invaded Poland and divided the remnants of the state among themselves and Austria in the Third Partition (1795). Only with the establishment of the Polish Republic in 1918 were the results of the partitions reversed
partitions of poland

    Hyphenation

    partitions of Po·land

    Turkish pronunciation

    pärtîşınz ıv pōlınd

    Pronunciation

    /pärˈtəsʜənz əv ˈpōlənd/ /pɑːrˈtɪʃənz əv ˈpoʊlənd/
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