Meanings
adjectivePrussian (not comparable)
- not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Prussia.
Young Hegelianism was the philosophical expression of the republican, bourgeois-democratic opposition which criticized the feudal order of the Prussian state and turned its eyes hopefully towards France.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 83
proper noun
- The Prussian language; see Old Prussian (an extinct West Baltic language) and New Prussian (the modern reconstruction of the Old Prussian language, spoken by pilot communities in Lithuania, Poland, and elsewhere).
- abbreviationShort for High Prussian (a moribund dialect of East Central German)
- abbreviationShort for Low Prussian (a moribund dialect of East Low German)
nounPrussian (plural Prussians)
plural Prussians
- A native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia.
- historicalA citizen of the German state of Prussia.
- A member of or a person descended from the Baltic ethnic group which inhabited Prussia.
- A member of or a person descended from the German ethnic group which settled in Prussia.
The Junkers were the stereotypical Prussians.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian пруски, прусашки
- пруски (pruski)of Prussia
- прусашки (prusaški)of Prussia
- прусак (prusak)native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia
Catalan prussià, prussià
- prussiàof Prussia
- prussiàBaltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian
- prussiànative or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia
Czech pruský
- pruskýof Prussia
Danish preussisk, prøjsisk
- preussiskof Prussia
- prøjsiskof Prussia
Dutch Pruisisch
- Pruisischof Prussia
Esperanto pruso, prusino
- prusonative or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia
- prusinonative or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia
- prusocitizen of German state of Prussia
Estonian preisi keel
- preisi keelBaltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian
Finnish preussilainen, preussi
- preussilainenof Prussia
- preussiBaltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian
- preussin kieliBaltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian
- preussilainennative or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia
- preussilainencitizen of German state of Prussia
- preussilainenmember of or person descended from the Baltic ethnic group which inhabited Prussia
- preussilainenmember of or person descended from the German ethnic group which settled in Prussia
French prussien, prussien
- prussienof Prussia
- prussienBaltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian
- Prussiennative or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia
- Prussiennenative or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia
German preußisch, Prußisch
- preußischof Prussia
- PrußischBaltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian
- PreußischBaltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian
- Preußenative or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia
- Preußinnative or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia
- Preußecitizen of German state of Prussia
- Preußincitizen of German state of Prussia
- Borussecitizen of German state of Prussia
- Prußemember of or person descended from the Baltic ethnic group which inhabited Prussia
- Preußemember of or person descended from the German ethnic group which settled in Prussia
Greek πρωσικός, Πρώσος
- πρωσικός (prosikós)of Prussia
- Πρώσος (Prósos)native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia
- Πρωσίδα (Prosída)native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia
Hungarian porosz, porosz
- poroszof Prussia
- poroszBaltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian
- porosznative or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia
- poroszcitizen of German state of Prussia
- óporoszmember of or person descended from the Baltic ethnic group which inhabited Prussia
Icelandic prússneskur, prússneska
- prússneskurof Prussia
- prússneskaBaltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian
Irish Prúiseach, Prúiseach
- Prúiseachof Prussia
- Prúiseachnative or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia
- Prúiseachcitizen of German state of Prussia
Italian prussiano, prussiano
- prussianoof Prussia
- prussianoBaltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian
- prussianonative or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia
- prussiananative or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia
Latin prussicus
- prussicusof Prussia
Latvian prūšu valoda
- prūšu valodaBaltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian
Lithuanian prūsų kalba
- prūsų kalbaBaltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian
Norwegian Bokmål prøyssisk, prøysser
- prøyssiskof Prussia
- prøyssercitizen of German state of Prussia
Polish pruski, język pruski
- pruskiof Prussia
- język pruskiBaltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian
- Prusnative or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia
- Prusakcitizen of German state of Prussia
- Prusaczkacitizen of German state of Prussia
- Prusmember of or person descended from the Baltic ethnic group which inhabited Prussia
- Prusakmember of or person descended from the German ethnic group which settled in Prussia
- Prusaczkamember of or person descended from the German ethnic group which settled in Prussia
Portuguese prussiano, prussiano
- prussianoof Prussia
- prussianoBaltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian
- prussianonative or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia
- prussiananative or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia
Russian пру́сский, пру́сский
- пру́сский (prússkij)of Prussia
- пру́сскийBaltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian
- прусса́к (prussák)native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia
- прусса́чка (prussáčka)native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia
- пруса́к (prusák)native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia
- пруса́чка (prusáčka)native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia
- прусса́к (prussák)citizen of German state of Prussia
- прусса́чка (prussáčka)citizen of German state of Prussia
- пруса́к (prusák)citizen of German state of Prussia
- пруса́чка (prusáčka)citizen of German state of Prussia
- прусса́к (prussák)member of or person descended from the Baltic ethnic group which inhabited Prussia
- прусса́чка (prussáčka)member of or person descended from the Baltic ethnic group which inhabited Prussia
- пруса́к (prusák)member of or person descended from the Baltic ethnic group which inhabited Prussia
- пруса́чка (prusáčka)member of or person descended from the Baltic ethnic group which inhabited Prussia
Spanish prusiano, prusiano
- prusianoof Prussia
- prusianoBaltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian
- prusianonative or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia
- prusiananative or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia
Swedish preussisk, prusiska
- preussiskof Prussia
- prusiskaBaltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian
- preussiskaBaltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian
- preussarenative or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Prussian
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APA
Prussian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prussian
MLA
“Prussian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prussian. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Prussian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prussian.
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