East Prussia

noun

1. a former province in NE Germany: an enclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; now divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. 14,283 sq. mi. (36,993 sq. km). : Königsberg.

East Prussia

noun

1. a former province of NE Germany on the Baltic Sea: separated in 1919 from the rest of Germany by the Polish Corridor and Danzig: in 1945 Poland received the south part, the Soviet Union the north German nameOstpreussenostˈprɔysən

Other Words From

• East Prussian adjective noun

Example Sentences

Mannhardt's collection of customs deals particularly with East Prussia and Lithuania.

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Her invasion of East Prussia had done much to relieve the strain in the West, and heavily she paid for her quixotry.

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West beyond Eydtkuhnen, under the pearl-gray northern sky, lies East Prussia.

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I have told you what happened in East Prussia in a few sentences; but you must not suppose that the Germans won easy victories.

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It was now the business of von Hindenburg to advance from East Prussia and capture the northern line.

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