Old Prussian
noun
a Baltic language extinct since the 17th century. Abbreviation: OPruss
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Origin of Old Prussian
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby Old Prussian
Oldowan, Old Persian, Old Portuguese, Old Pretender, Old Provençal, Old Prussian, Old Red Sandstone, Old Ritualist, old river, old rose, Old Russian
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British Dictionary definitions for Old Prussian
Old Prussian
noun
the former language of the non-German Prussians, belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European family: extinct by 1700
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