Prussian
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8.2
- adjective
- /ˈprʌʃən/
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prusiano
- In 1870, after the declaration of the Franco-Prussian War, he was appointed as surgeon to the army.
- Franco-Prussian
- Prussian War
- Prussian State
And he later presented Schwarzschild's work at the Prussian Academy of Science.
- And he later presented Schwarzschild's work at the Prussian Academy of Science.
- Frederick the Great is a monarch who and and at that time the the Prussian monarchs are kind of absolute monarchs.
Examples
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Prussian troops have been sighted on the road, sire.
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The Bavarian lion, weeping as usual, is chained to a Prussian sentry box with a smartly uniformed Prussian on guard.
Academic text (2008) -
How is our fine Prussian officer this evening?
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Sounds like a Prussian plot to try to kill us, sir.
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I'll show you how a Prussian officer can fight.
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The Prussian army turned and fled.
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The Prussian service was considerably worse than the English.
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And he later presented Schwarzschild's work at the Prussian Academy of Science.
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In the West, especially beginning in the Prussian Army, the leadership was largely in the hands of the aristocrats.
Academic text (2000) -
The Prussian culture was known for its emphasis on discipline and efficiency.
Compounds
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8.9
A war between France and Prussia in 1870–1871 that united the German states into one country
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Prussian comes from the place name Prussia and the ending -ian, which means 'from'. Prussia was a region by the Baltic Sea long ago, so Prussian describes things or people 'from Prussia' and often refers to the strict, orderly style linked to that place.