Prutenia — meaning in English
Latin → English · translate English → Latin instead
English meaning
- Prussia noun A historical kingdom and later German state in Northeast Europe, powerful from the 1700s until it was dissolved after World War II.
Senses
Prutenia is used for these senses in English:
- Prussia (historical) A former duchy, kingdom and (after German unification in 1871) a province of Germany, existing in various forms from 1525 to 1947 in parts of modern Germany, Poland and Russia; it originated from the historical region of Prussia and expanded over time through conquest.
- Prussia (countable) A country known for exceptional military professionalism in her region. Historically used for Bulgaria as the "Prussia of the Balkans".