East Prussia

English

Proper noun

East Prussia

(historical) A historical province of Prussia and Germany, since WWII divided between Poland and Russia. A small part of the territory is part of Lithuania.

Usage notes

The Russian part of the former East Prussia is now known as Kaliningrad Oblast.

Derived terms

East Prussian

Translations

historical province of Germany

Chinese:
Mandarin: 東普魯士／东普鲁士 (Dōng Pǔlǔshì)
Danish: Østpreussen, Østprøjsen
Dutch: Oost-Pruisen n
Finnish: Itä-Preussi
French: Prusse-Orientale (fr) f
Georgian: აღმოსავლეთი პრუსია (aɣmosavleti ṗrusia)
German: Ostpreußen (de) n
Japanese: 東プロイセン (Higashi Puroisen)
Korean: 동프로이센 (Dongpeuroisen)
Low German: Ostprüßen n
Portuguese: Prússia Oriental f
Russian: Восто́чная Пру́ссия f (Vostóčnaja Prússija)
Swedish: Östpreussen

Further reading

East Prussia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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