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Noun
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a former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland
“in the 19th century Prussia led the economic and political unification of the German states”
Usage examples
- Wehler, the "Zollverein" set the groundwork for the unification of Germany under Prussian guidance.
- She was also the longest-serving queen of Prussia.
- However, the Hanoverians still refused to accept the Prussian annexation of their kingdom.
- He managed to arrive first in England with his account of the Prussian entry.
- In the Prussian capital’s north, before and after the town center, is the routing north-south orientated.
- However, the main body of the Prussian army succeeded in reaching Saint-Germain.
- Richard Rothe was born at Posen, then part of Prussia.
- His offer of service to the Prussian Navy was turned down.
- The French defeat allowed the Prussian army to move into France.
- During the Franco-Prussian War it experienced severe street fighting.