PRUSSIA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland

Example:

in the 19th century Prussia led the economic and political unification of the German states

Synonyms:

Preussen; Prussia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

Meronyms (parts of "Prussia"):

Brandenburg (the territory of an Elector (of the Holy Roman Empire) that expanded to become the kingdom of Prussia in 1701)

Meronyms (members of "Prussia"):

Prussian (a German inhabitant of Prussia)

Holonyms ("Prussia" is a part of...):

Deutschland; Federal Republic of Germany; FRG; Germany (a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990)

Poland; Polska; Republic of Poland (a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II)

Derivation:

Prussian (of or relating to or characteristic of Prussia or its inhabitants)