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Prussia (disambiguation)
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The national name Prussia (in Prussian: Prusa, German: Preußen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian Prūsai, Latin: Prussia or Borussia) was used by a wide variety of political factions during the 2nd millennium. At different times it has denoted a geographical region, a dukedom, a Polish province, a Polish fief, a kingdom under Brandenburg's rule which became the leading kingdom of the German Empire (comprising in its last form almost two-thirds of the Germany's area) and as republic state of Germany.
The word Prussia can refer to:
- the land of the Prussian people (6th-13th centuries)
- Teutonic Knights' or Teutonic Order state 13th-15th century
- Royal Prussia and Ducal Prussia forming together the Prussian province of Poland, 15th century-1660
- Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918
- The German state Prussia , 1871-1933
- West Prussia (since 1772) and East Prussia (since 1618), provinces of the Prussian State or Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1933
- see also Prussian Confederation
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