Meanings
proper noun
- historicalA geographical area on the Baltic coast of Northeast Europe.
- historicalA former duchy, kingdom and (after German unification in 1871) a federal state of Germany, existing in various forms from 1525 to 1947, when it was disbanded by the Allies; it expanded from the above region and included parts of what is now Germany, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Denmark, Belgium and Czechia.
- countableA country known for exceptional military professionalism in her region. Historically used for Bulgaria as the "Prussia of the Balkans".
Sometimes referred to as the “Prussia of Africa,” Rwanda insists on enormous self-discipline from every citizen.
2010, Stephen Kinzer, A Thousand Hills — Rwanda’s Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It - A township in Adair County, Iowa, United States.
- Former name of Leader, Saskatchewan, changed due to anti-German sentiment in WWI.
Origin
- Baltic
- New LatinPrūssia
- EnglishPrussia
From New Latin Prūssia, a Latinization used by Peter of Dusburg of a Baltic (Old Prussian, or perhaps Lithuanian or Latvian) autonym. In the Baltic languages it has a long /uː/. The Proto-Indo-European source of the name is unclear; more at Prussia. Compare the Proto-Balto-Slavic *prus-sk-, whose cognates include Proto-Slavic *prъskati (“to splutter, to splash”), Sanskrit प्रुष्णोति (pruṣṇóti, “to sprinkle”), and thus signifying "watery land". The Middle English designation for the region, Pruce, derives from the same Latinization and is the source of the terms pruce and spruce.
More words from New Latin, Baltic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بْرُوسْيَا, بْرُوسْيَا
- بْرُوسْيَا (brūsyā)geographical area
- بْرُوسْيَا (brūsyā)former German province
Bengali প্রুশিয়া
- প্রুশিয়া (pruśiẏa)geographical area
Bulgarian Пру́сия
- Пру́сия (Prúsija)geographical area
Catalan Prússia, Prússia
- Prússiageographical area
- Prússiaformer Baltic country
- Prússiaformer German province
Chinese Cantonese 普魯士 /普鲁士, 普魯士 /普鲁士
- 普魯士 /普鲁士 (pou² lou⁵ si⁶)geographical area
- 普魯士 /普鲁士 (pou² lou⁵ si⁶)former Baltic country
- 普魯士 /普鲁士 (pou² lou⁵ si⁶)former German province
Chinese Mandarin 普魯士 /普鲁士, 普魯士 /普鲁士
- 普魯士 /普鲁士 (Pǔlǔshì)geographical area
- 普魯士 /普鲁士 (Pǔlǔshì)former Baltic country
- 普魯士 /普鲁士 (Pǔlǔshì)former German province
Czech Prusko, Prusy
- Pruskogeographical area
- Prusygeographical area
- Pruskoformer German province
Danish Preussen, Prøjsen
- Preussengeographical area
- Prøjsengeographical area
- Preussenformer Baltic country
- Prøjsenformer Baltic country
- Preussenformer German province
- Prøjsenformer German province
Dutch Pruisen, Pruisen
- Pruisengeographical area
- Pruisenformer German province
Esperanto Prusujo, Prusio
- Prusujogeographical area
- Prusiogeographical area
- Prusioformer German province
- Prusujoformer German province
Estonian Preisimaa, Preisimaa
- Preisimaageographical area
- Preisimaaformer Baltic country
- Preisimaaformer German province
Finnish Preussi, Preussi
- Preussigeographical area
- Preussiformer Baltic country
- Preussiformer German province
French Prusse, Prusse
- Prussegeographical area
- Prusseformer Baltic country
- Prusseformer German province
German Preußen, Prußen
- Preußengeographical area
- Prußenformer Baltic country
- Preußenformer German province
- Preussenformer German province
Greek Πρωσία, Πρωσία
- Πρωσία (Prosía)geographical area
- Πρωσία (Prosía)former Baltic country
- Πρωσία (Prosía)former German province
Hawaiian Pelukia
- Pelukiaformer Baltic country
Hebrew פְּרוּסְיָה, פְּרוּסְיָה
- פְּרוּסְיָה (prúsya)geographical area
- פְּרוּסְיָה (prúsya)former Baltic country
- פְּרוּסְיָה (prúsya)former German province
Hindi प्रशिया, प्रुसिया
- प्रशिया (praśiyā)geographical area
- प्रुसिया (prusiyā)geographical area
Hungarian Poroszország, Poroszország
- Poroszországgeographical area
- Poroszországformer German province
Icelandic Prússland, Prússland
- Prússlandgeographical area
- Prússlandformer Baltic country
- Prússlandformer German province
Indonesian Prusia, Prusia
- Prusiageographical area
- Prusiaformer German province
Irish An Phrúis, an Phrúis
- An Phrúisgeographical area
- an Phrúisformer Baltic country
- an Phrúisformer German province
Italian Prussia, Prussia
- Prussiageographical area
- Prussiaformer German province
Japanese プロイセン, プロイセン
- プロイセン (Puroisen)geographical area
- プロイセン (Puroisen)former German province
Korean 프로이센, 프로이센
- 프로이센 (Peuroisen)geographical area
- 프로이센 (Peuroisen)former German province
Latin Prūssia, Borūssia
- Prūssiageographical area
- Borūssiageographical area
- Prussiaformer Baltic country
- Pruteniaformer Baltic country
- Borussiaformer German province
Latvian Prūsija, Prūsija
- Prūsijageographical area
- Prūsijaformer Baltic country
- Prūsijaformer German province
Lithuanian Prūsija, Prūsai
- Prūsijageographical area
- Prūsaiformer Baltic country
- Prūsijaformer German province
Malay Prusia
- Prusiageographical area
Māori Puruhia
- Puruhiaformer Baltic country
Norwegian Bokmål Preussen, Preussen
- Preussengeographical area
- Preussenformer Baltic country
- Preussenformer German province
Polish Prusy, Prusy
- Prusygeographical area
- Prusyformer Baltic country
- Prusyformer German province
Portuguese Prússia, Prússia
- Prússiageographical area
- Prússiaformer Baltic country
- Prússiaformer German province
Romanian Prusia
- Prusiageographical area
Russian Пру́ссия, Пру́ссия
- Пру́ссия (Prússija)geographical area
- Пру́ссия (Prússija)former Baltic country
- Пру́ссия (Prússija)former German province
Slovak Prusko
- Pruskogeographical area
Spanish Prusia, Prusia
- Prusiageographical area
- Prusiaformer Baltic country
- Prusiaformer German province
Swedish Preussen, Preussen
- Preussengeographical area
- Preussenformer Baltic country
- Preussenformer German province
Tagalog Prusya
- Prusyageographical area
Tamil புருசியா
- புருசியா (puruciyā)geographical area
Thai ปรัสเซีย, ปรัสเซีย
- ปรัสเซีย (bpràt-siia)geographical area
- ปรัสเซีย (bpràt-siia)former Baltic country
- ปรัสเซีย (bpràt-siia)former German province
Turkish Prusya, Prusya
- Prusyageographical area
- Prusyaformer Baltic country
- Prusyaformer German province
Ukrainian Пру́ссія
- Пру́ссія (Prússija)geographical area
Urdu پُرُوشِیا
- پُرُوشِیا (purūśiyā)geographical area
Vietnamese Phổ, Phổ Lỗ Sĩ
- Phổgeographical area
- Phổ Lỗ Sĩgeographical area
Welsh Prwsia
- Prwsiageographical area
Yiddish פּרײַסן, פּרײַסיע
- פּרײַסן (praysn)geographical area
- פּרײַסיע (praysye)geographical area
- פּרײַסן (praysn)former Baltic country
- פּרײַסיע (praysye)former Baltic country
- פּרײַסן (praysn)former German province
- פּרײַסיע (praysye)former German province
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Prussia
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APA
Prussia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prussia
MLA
“Prussia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prussia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Prussia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prussia.
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