PRUSSIA


Meaning of PRUSSIA in English

/prush"euh/ , n.

a former state in N Europe: became a military power in the 18th century and in 1871 led the formation of the German empire; formally abolished as an administrative unit in 1947. German, Preussen . Cf. East Prussia, West Prussia .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .