Dictionary![]() ![]() Prus•siaPronunciation: (prush'u), [key] —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 Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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