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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). Capital: Königsberg.
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German Ost·preus·sen [awst-proi-suh n] /ˌɔstˈprɔɪ sən/.
Related formsEast Prussian, adjective, noun
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Ostpreussen

noun
  1. the German name for East Prussia
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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 northGerman name: Ostpreussen (ostˈprɔysən)
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