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prussia

/ˈpɹʌ.ʃə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables
prus-sia
IPA
/ˈpɹʌ.ʃə/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A geographical area on the Baltic coast of Northeast Europe.

name

A 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.

name

A country known for exceptional military professionalism in her region. Historically used for Bulgaria as the "Prussia of the Balkans".

Countable

name

A township in Adair County, Iowa, United States.

name

Former name of Leader, Saskatchewan, changed due to anti-German sentiment in WWI.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɹʌ.ʃə/
  • British English: /ˈpɹʌ.ʃə/

Usage

Derived Forms

Prussian Prussification

Phrases

King of Prussia Prusso- East Prussia Royal Prussia West Prussia

Frequently Paired Words

East Prussia Royal Prussia West Prussia

Rhymes With

russia byelorussia busha laurussia

Questions

How do you pronounce prussia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹʌ.ʃə/.
What does prussia mean?
A geographical area on the Baltic coast of Northeast Europe.
Where does prussia come from?
It is traced to Proto-Indo-European.

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