noun
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
• Syn: ↑Prussia
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑geographical area, ↑geographic area, ↑geographical region, ↑geographic region
• Part Holonyms:
• Member Meronyms: ↑Prussian
• Part Meronyms: ↑Brandenburg
* * *
/prddoy"seuhn/, n.
German name of Prussia.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.