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English Dictionary: Prussian by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Prussian
adj
  1. of or relating to or characteristic of Prussia or its inhabitants; "Prussian officers"; "Prussian aristocracy"
n
  1. a German inhabitant of Prussia
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prussian \Prus"sian\, a. [From Prussia, the country: cf. F.
      prussien.]
      Of or pertaining to Prussia. -- n. A native or inhabitant of
      Prussia.
  
      {Prussian blue} (Chem.), any one of several complex double
            cyanides of ferrous and ferric iron; specifically, a dark
            blue amorphous substance having a coppery luster, obtained
            by adding a solution of potassium ferrocyanide (yellow
            prussiate of potash) to a ferric salt. It is used in
            dyeing, in ink, etc. Called also {Williamson's blue},
            {insoluble Prussian blue}, {Berlin blue}, etc.
  
      {Prussian carp} (Zo[94]l.) See {Gibel}.
  
      {Prussian green}. (Chem.) Same as {Berlin green}, under
            {Berlin}.
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