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PRUSSIAN
Prussian
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Prussia or its inhabitants; “Prussian officers”; “Prussian aristocracy”
Prussian
(noun) a German inhabitant of Prussia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
Prussian (not comparable)
Of, from, or pertaining to Prussia.
Proper noun
Prussian
The Prussian language; see Old Prussian and New Prussian.
Noun
Prussian (plural Prussians)
A native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia.
(historical) A 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.
Source: Wiktionary
Prus"sian, a. Etym: [From Prussia, the country: cf. F. prussien.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to Prussia.
– n.
Definition: A native or inhabitant of Prussia. Prussian blue (Chem.), any one of several complex double cyanides of ferrous and ferric iron; specifically, a dark blue amorphous substance having a coppery luster, obtained by adding a solution of potassium ferrocyanide (yellow prussiate of potash) to a ferric salt. It is used in dyeing, in ink, etc. Called also Williamson's blue, insoluble Prussian blue, Berlin blue, etc.
– Prussian carp (Zoöl.) See Gibel.
– Prussian green. (Chem.) Same as Berlin green, under Berlin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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