Prussianism
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Prussianism
Example Sentences
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As West Germany's Minister of Defense, beefy, hard-driving Franz Josef Strauss has been a vigorous foe of Prussianism.
From Time Magazine Archive
One German, and one only, was in the room: Ludwig van Beethoven, who hated Prussianism and wrote the music.
From Time Magazine Archive
Prussianism in action was "the militant church," and those who sought to crush it attacked "the fundamental values and virtues of every monastic order in the world."
From Time Magazine Archive
He has no doubt that "Hitler indeed imposed Prussianism on us, but he was dead when he did it."
From Time Magazine Archive
Do you suppose we don’t know Prussianism when we see it, after these last four years?
From The Crimson Tide A Novel by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
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