prussian
prussian Lexical Profile
prussian Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Relating to the historical state or kingdom of Prussia in northern and central Europe, its inhabitants, or its culture.
"The museum features an extensive archive of nineteenth-century Prussian diplomatic correspondence and architectural blueprints."
Characterized by strict discipline, rigid organization, or authoritarian efficiency, traditionally associated with the historical administration of Prussia.
"The headmaster ran the boarding school with a strict, almost Prussian attention to punctuality and order."
• noun
A native or inhabitant of the historical state or kingdom of Prussia in North Central Europe.
"Many prominent nineteenth-century philosophers and scientists were Prussians educated at the University of Berlin."
An extinct Western Baltic language (usually called Old Prussian) formerly spoken by the indigenous Baltic inhabitants of Prussia until the seventeenth century, or the Low or High German dialects later spoken in the region.
"Historical linguists study surviving sixteenth-century catechisms to reconstruct the grammar of Old Prussian."
• Rhymes for prussian
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from Mediaeval Latin Prussia (also Borussia), named after the Old Prussians, an indigenous Baltic people inhabiting the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea prior to German colonization.
Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.