East Prussia

English

East Prussia (red) as part of the German Empire 1871–1918

East Prussia (red) as part of the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany 1923–39

Proper noun

East Prussia

1. (historical) A historical province of Prussia and Germany, since WWII divided between Poland and Russia. A small part of the territory is part of Lithuania.

Usage notes

• The Russian part of the former East Prussia is now known as Kaliningrad Oblast.

Derived terms

• East Prussian

Translations

historical province of Germany

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 東普魯士 / 东普鲁士 (Dōng Pǔlǔshì)

• Danish: Østpreussen, Østprøjsen
• Dutch: Oost-Pruisen n
• Finnish: Itä-Preussi
• French: Prusse-Orientale (fr) f
• Georgian: აღმოსავლეთი პრუსია (aɣmosavleti ṗrusia)
• German: Ostpreußen (de) n
• Japanese: 東プロイセン (Higashi Puroisen)
• Korean: 동프로이센 (Dongpeuroisen)
• Low German: Ostprüßen n
• Portuguese: Prússia Oriental f
• Russian: Восто́чная Пру́ссия f (Vostóčnaja Prússija)
• Swedish: Östpreussen

Further reading

• East Prussia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia