East Prussia

American  

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.

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East Prussia British  

noun

1. German name: Ostpreussen.  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

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Other Word Forms

• East Prussian adjective

Example Sentences

In the 1830s, however, the city, then the capital of East Prussia, was “still bathed in the amber glow of the late Enlightenment,” as Christopher Clark tells us in “A Scandal in Königsberg.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Horten was active during both phases, according to historians, who said he was involved in deals that spanned the Nazi takeover of Europe from Amsterdam to East Prussia.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023

On January 22, 1945, as the Soviet army neared their estate outside of Guttstadt, East Prussia, my German family prepared to flee.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2021

In 1618, the king of Brandenburg inherited the kingdom of East Prussia, and in the following years smaller territories in the west on the Rhine River.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

When Father sent me away to East Prussia, they sneaked over the night before and brought me sweets and gifts.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys