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PRUSSIAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A German inhabitant of Prussia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Prussian" is a kind of...):

German (a person of German nationality)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Prussian"):

Junker (member of the Prussian aristocracy noted especially for militarism)

Holonyms ("Prussian" is a member of...):

Preussen; Prussia (a former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Prussia or its inhabitants

Example:

Prussian aristocracy

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Prussia (a former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland)

Derivation:

Prussia (a former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland)

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