Preussen

See also: Preußen

English

Etymology

From German Preußen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɹɔɪsən/

Proper noun

Preussen

  1. (uncommon) The German state of Prussia. [most common between 1850–1900]

Anagrams

German

Proper noun

Preussen n (proper noun, genitive Preussens or (optionally with an article) Preussen)

  1. Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of Preußen:
    1. (chiefly historical) Prussia (a geographical area on the Baltic coast of Northeast Europe)
    2. (historical) Prussia (a former duchy, kingdom and (after German unification in 1871) a province of Germany, existing from 1525 to 1947 in parts of modern Germany, Poland and Russia)

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Preußen.

Proper noun

Preussen

  1. (chiefly historical) Prussia (a geographical area on the Baltic coast of Northeast Europe)
  2. (historical) Prussia (a former duchy, kingdom and (after German unification in 1871) a province of Germany, existing from 1525 to 1947 in parts of modern Germany, Poland and Russia)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Preußen.

Proper noun

Preussen

  1. (chiefly historical) Prussia (a geographical area on the Baltic coast of Northeast Europe)
  2. (historical) Prussia (a former duchy, kingdom and (after German unification in 1871) a province of Germany, existing from 1525 to 1947 in parts of modern Germany, Poland and Russia)

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Preußen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /¹prɔjsɛn/, [¹prɔjːs̪ən̪]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Preuss‧en

Proper noun

Preussen n (genitive Preussens)

  1. (chiefly historical) Prussia (a geographical area on the Baltic coast of Northeast Europe)
  2. (historical) Prussia (a former duchy, kingdom and (after German unification in 1871) a province of Germany, existing from 1525 to 1947 in parts of modern Germany, Poland and Russia)

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