Definition of Prussian in English:
Prussian
adjective ˈprʌʃ(ə)nˈprəʃ(ə)n
Relating to the former kingdom of Prussia.
her eldest daughter was married to the Prussian Crown Prince
Example sentencesExamples
- He was a Prussian immigrant who arrived in New York as a young man of sixteen.
- He personified the Protestant work ethic and the Prussian sense of duty.
- Prussian troops forced the Austrians out of Schleswig-Holstein, but the Austrians defeated the Italian army at Custozza.
- In 1831 he moved to Rome as organist to the Prussian ambassador.
- There was something decidedly Prussian in her way of speaking.
noun ˈprʌʃ(ə)nˈprəʃ(ə)n
A native or inhabitant of Prussia.
a general advance pushed the Prussians from the field
Example sentencesExamples
- She remained a Prussian to the end.
- He was captured by the Prussians and deposed, spending the rest of his life in exile in England.
- When the Prussians withdrew in 1867, the fortifications were larger than the city of Luxembourg.
- In those days, good middle-class Prussians washed their hands of the Prussian soldiery.
- Nevertheless, Napoleon took the offensive and forced the Prussians to retreat at Ligny.
Definition of Prussian in US English:
Prussian
adjectiveˈprəʃ(ə)nˈprəSH(ə)n
Relating to the former kingdom of Prussia.
her eldest daughter was married to the Prussian Crown Prince
Example sentencesExamples
- Prussian troops forced the Austrians out of Schleswig-Holstein, but the Austrians defeated the Italian army at Custozza.
- There was something decidedly Prussian in her way of speaking.
- He personified the Protestant work ethic and the Prussian sense of duty.
- In 1831 he moved to Rome as organist to the Prussian ambassador.
- He was a Prussian immigrant who arrived in New York as a young man of sixteen.
nounˈprəʃ(ə)nˈprəSH(ə)n
A native or inhabitant of Prussia.
a general advance pushed the Prussians from the field
Example sentencesExamples
- He was captured by the Prussians and deposed, spending the rest of his life in exile in England.
- She remained a Prussian to the end.
- Nevertheless, Napoleon took the offensive and forced the Prussians to retreat at Ligny.
- In those days, good middle-class Prussians washed their hands of the Prussian soldiery.
- When the Prussians withdrew in 1867, the fortifications were larger than the city of Luxembourg.