Explore Prussia through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Prussia meaning
- A geographical area on the Baltic coast of Northeast Europe.
- A former duchy, kingdom and (after German unification in 1871) a province of Germany, existing in various forms from 1525 to 1947 in parts of modern Germany, Poland and Russia; it originated from the historical region of Prussia and expanded over time through conquest.
- A country known for exceptional military professionalism in her region. Historically used for Bulgaria as the "Prussia of the Balkans".
Synonyms of Prussia
Using Prussia
- The main meaning on this page is: A geographical area on the Baltic coast of Northeast Europe. | A former duchy, kingdom and (after German unification in 1871) a province of Germany, existing in various forms from 1525 to 1947 in parts of modern Germany, Poland and Russia; it originated from the historical region of Prussia and expanded over time through conquest. | A country known for exceptional military professionalism in her region. Historically used for Bulgaria as the "Prussia of the Balkans".
- Useful related words include: preussen, geographical area, geographic area, geographical region.
- In the example corpus, prussia often appears in combinations such as: of prussia, prussia and, east prussia.
Context around Prussia
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 10 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Prussia
- In this selection, "prussia" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, east, ducal, west, otto, shown and upon stand out and add context to how "prussia" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and after prussia s success and between russia prussia before 1918. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "prussia" sits close to words such as accountant, antibody and antitrust, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with prussia
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Silesia had been part of Prussia for nearly two centuries. (10 words)
Turning onto the driveway from King of Prussia Road was breathtaking. (11 words)
King of Prussia in Montgomery County, but is near Chester County. (11 words)
Prussia By the First Partition of Poland in 1772, Warmia was merged with the surrounding parts of East Prussia and annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia ; the properties of the Archbishopric of Warmia were secularized by the Prussian state. (39 words)
The last group of refugees to emigrate to Masuria were the Russian Philipons in 1830, when King Frederick William III of Prussia granted them asylum. citation A map of former Eastern Prussia with the Masurian region in purple. (38 words)
Minister President of Prussia Otto von Bismarck as Minister President of Prussia, shown wearing insignia of a knight of the Johanniterorden Prince Wilhelm became King of Prussia upon his brother Frederick Wilhelm IV's death in 1861. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
In 1701,as part of Ducal Prussia, the town became a part of the Kingdom of Prussia and part of the newly created province of West Prussia in 1772.
Minister President of Prussia Otto von Bismarck as Minister President of Prussia, shown wearing insignia of a knight of the Johanniterorden Prince Wilhelm became King of Prussia upon his brother Frederick Wilhelm IV's death in 1861.
Prussia By the First Partition of Poland in 1772, Warmia was merged with the surrounding parts of East Prussia and annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia ; the properties of the Archbishopric of Warmia were secularized by the Prussian state.
King of Prussia Mall, United State's largest retail shopping space, in King of Prussia, Pa. on Dec. 8, 2018.
At the end of their rule over Prussia, the Grandmaster was only Landmeister of Prussia.
Frederick II allows the order to invade Prussia, by P. Janssen The conquest of Prussia was accomplished with much bloodshed over more than fifty years, during which native Prussians who remained unbaptised were subjugated, killed, or exiled.
From 1701 onwards the titles of Duke of Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg were always attached to the title of King in Prussia.
In order to drag Prussia's attention towards the west and France, the Congress also gave the Rhineland and Westphalia to Prussia.
Later, Pomerania became part of Brandenburg-Prussia (later the Kingdom of Prussia ).
Schleswig-Holstein was conquered by Prussia, and after Prussia's success in the Franco-Prussian War a Prussian-led German Empire was created, and a new power-balance of the Baltic sea countries was established.
The Kingdom of Prussia was created in 1701, eventually leading to the unification of Germany and the creation of the German Empire in 1871, with the Hohenzollerns as hereditary German Emperors and Kings of Prussia.
The last group of refugees to emigrate to Masuria were the Russian Philipons in 1830, when King Frederick William III of Prussia granted them asylum. citation A map of former Eastern Prussia with the Masurian region in purple.
For 123 years, Poland disappeared from the maps of Europe between Russia Prussia, before 1918 when it reappeared on the map – and when Warsaw regained its independence.
The eighteenth century in Europe was a time of “multipolarity,” as Britain, France, Prussia, Austria, and Russia were almost continually at war, competing for geopolitical advantage and to divide the continent between them.
Turning onto the driveway from King of Prussia Road was breathtaking.
Obviously some malls will endure; King of Prussia will continue to do well.
However, “Zadig” forced him to go into exile in Potsdam at the invitation of Frederick II of Prussia, and then to Geneva.
In January 1945, Soviet forces launched the Vistula–Oder Offensive with a push westward into East Prussia, East Pomerania, and Upper and Lower Silesia.
King of Prussia in Montgomery County, but is near Chester County.
Silesia had been part of Prussia for nearly two centuries.
Common combinations with prussia
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of prussia 65×
- prussia and 31×
- east prussia 18×
- and prussia 15×
- prussia in 14×
- in prussia 13×
- to prussia 10×
- prussia to 8×
- prussia the 7×
- prussia was 5×