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Prussia (former nation/state/empire) |
Note: Former nation occupying what is today mainly in Germany and Poland; early Prussians were Baltic people; area was colonized by Teutonic Knights in 13th cen.; flourished as a strong military state 17th-19th cen. |
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Prussia (preferred,C,O,English-P,U,N)
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Preussen (C,V,German-P,U,N)
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Prusse (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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Prussian (C,O,English,U,A)
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פרוסיה (C,U,Hebrew )
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Prussia (former nation/state/empire) (P) |
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former nation/state/empire (preferred, C) |
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general region (C) |
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duchy (H) |
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nation (H) |
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