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A citizen of the German state of Prussia
A person descended ethnically from the Baltic people of Prussia
A person from the geographic region of Prussia
Of, from, or pertaining to Prussia
A person descended ethnically from the Germans who later settled in Prussia

The Junkers were the stereotypical Prussians.

The Prussian language; see Old Prussian and New Prussian
{a} pertaining to it
{n} a native of Prussia
A native or inhabitant of Prussia
of or relating to or characteristic of Prussia or its inhabitants; "Prussian officers"; "Prussian aristocracy"
Of or pertaining to Prussia
{s} pertaining to Prussia, of Prussia (former kingdom and state in northern Europe)
a German inhabitant of Prussia
{i} citizen of Prussia, resident of Prussia (former kingdom and state in northern Europe)
a German inhabitant of Prussia of or relating to or characteristic of Prussia or its inhabitants; "Prussian officers"; "Prussian aristocracy
Prussian blue
Of the colour of KFe,H2O, potassium ferrous ferricyanide
Prussian blue
A moderate to rich blue colour, tinted with deep greenish blue

Prussian blue colour:.

Prussian blue
An insoluble dark, bright blue pigment of KFe,H2O, potassium ferrous ferricyanide
Prussian blue
Of a rich blue colour, tinted with green
Prussian soldier
well-dressed and disciplined soldier
prussian blue
a dark greenish-blue color
prussian blue
any of various blue pigments
Franco-Prussian
Of or pertaining to both France and Prussia, as in, for example, the Franco-Prussian War
New Prussian
the modern reconstruction of the Old Prussian language, spoken by pilot communities in Lithuania, Poland, and elsewhere
New Prussian
of or pertaining to the New Prussian language
New Prussian
of or pertaining to the people that speak the New Prussian language
Old Prussian
Of or pertaining to the Old Prussian language or people
Old Prussian
the Baltic language spoken by the people of Prussia prior to their subjugation by the German Order
Franco-Prussian War
or Franco-German War (1870-71) War in which a coalition of German states led by Prussia defeated France, ending French hegemony in continental Europe and creating a unified Germany. The immediate cause was the candidacy of Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen for the Spanish throne, which raised the possibility of a combination of Prussia and Spain against France. Following diplomatic maneuvers to block Leopold's candidacy, the Prussian chancellor Otto von Bismarck published the Ems Telegram to provoke the French government into declaring war, which it did. The other German states sided with Prussia, and German troops under Gen. Helmuth von Moltke, superior in numbers and organization, scored repeated victories. After Napoleon III surrendered at the Battle of Sedan, French resistance was carried on by a new government, which deposed the emperor and established the Third Republic. Paris surrendered, but while treaty negotiations were going on, an insurrection by radicals in Paris created a short-lived government, the Paris Commune. After its suppression, a harsh peace treaty was implemented: Germany annexed Alsace and half of Lorraine, and France was occupied until a large indemnity was paid. The German empire was established when William I of Prussia was proclaimed German emperor in 1871. The peace was an unstable one, marked by France's determination to recover Alsace-Lorraine and Germany's mounting imperialism, led by Prussian militarism. Their mutual animosity was a driving force that led to World War I
Old Prussian
The Baltic language of eastern Prussia that became extinct in the 18th century
Prussians
plural of Prussian
franco-prussian war
a war between France and Prussia that ended the Second Empire in France and led to the founding of the German empire; 1870-1871
old prussian
a dead language of the (non-German) Prussians (extinct after 1700); thought to belong to the Baltic branch of Indo-European
prussian
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