East Prussia

noun

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). Capital: Königsberg.

German Ost·preus·sen

[awst-proi-suh n] /ˌɔstˈprɔɪ sən/.

Related forms

East Prussian, adjective, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for ostpreussen (1 of 2)

Ostpreussen

/ (ˈɔstprɔysən) /

noun

the German name for East Prussia

British Dictionary definitions for ostpreussen (2 of 2)

East Prussia

noun

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 northGerman name: Ostpreussen (ostˈprɔysən)

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