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Prussian

 
Dictionary: Prus·sian   (prŭsh'ən) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of or relating to Prussia or its Baltic or German inhabitants.
  2. Suggestive of or resembling the Junkers and the military class of Prussia.
n.
  1. Any of the western Balts inhabiting the region between the Vistula and Neman rivers in ancient times.
  2. A Baltic inhabitant of Prussia.
  3. A German inhabitant of Prussia.

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Music Encyclopedia: Prussian
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Title given to C. P. E. Bach's Six Sonatas for keyboard w 48 (1742) and Haydn's six string quartets op.50 (1787), because of their dedications to Prussian royalty. Mozart's string quartets in D k 575, B♭ k 589 and F k 590 are similarly named.



WordNet: Prussian
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a German inhabitant of Prussia


The adjective Prussian has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to or characteristic of Prussia or its inhabitants
  Pertains to noun: Prussia (meaning #1)


Translations: Prussian
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - preusser
n. - preussisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
Pruisisch

Français (French)
adj. - prussien
n. - Prussien

Deutsch (German)
n. - Preuße
adj. - preußisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - Πρώσος
adj. - πρωσικός, Πρώσος

Italiano (Italian)
prussiano

Português (Portuguese)
n., -
adj. - prussiano

Русский (Russian)
прусский

Español (Spanish)
adj. - prusiano, de Prusia
n. - prusiano

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - preussare
adj. - preussisk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
普鲁士的, 普鲁士语的, 普鲁士人的, 普鲁士风格的, 普鲁士人, 普鲁士语

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 普魯士的, 普魯士語的, 普魯士人的, 普魯士風格的
n. - 普魯士人, 普魯士語

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 프로이센의, 프로이센식의
n. - 프로이센 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - プロイセン人, プロイセン語, プロシア人
adj. - プロイセンの, プロイセン風の, プロシアの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) من بروسيا (شمال المانيا سابق) (صفه) ما يخص بروسيا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פרוסי, נוגע למסורת המילטריסטית הפרוסית‬
n. - ‮פרוסי‬


 
 

 

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