Prussian
Baltic German region
Prussian relates to Prussia, a former German kingdom and state that dominated Central European politics from the 18th century until World War I.
The word often connotes military discipline, rigid efficiency, and authoritarian order: Prussian discipline, Prussian militarism.
A Prussian is a native of Prussia.
Prussian blue is a deep blue pigment, originally made in Berlin.
Prussia's unifying statesman
- unificationMerging into one entity
- Frederick the GreatEnlightened Prussian king
- realpolitikPolitics prioritizing practicality over ethics
- ReichstagGerman parliamentary assembly
nationalism · industrialization · Seven Years War · Königsberg · Potsdam · Brandenburg · Berlin
Hardened ancient tree secretion
- coastlineLand-water boundary
- KaliningradRussian Baltic exclave
- GdanskNorthern Polish seaport
- KönigsbergHistoric Baltic port city
Danzig · Vistula · maritime · seaport · Hanseatic · Pomerania
Organized land-based military
- infantryGround combat troops
- cavalryMounted military force
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- drillHole-boring device
tactics · strategy · uniform · officer · general · soldier · regiment · fortification
Of ancient German peoples
- LutheranReformation-era Protestant denomination
- ReformationReligious movement splitting Christianity
- KantGerman Enlightenment thinker
- HegelGerman absolute idealist philosopher
Hanseatic · Holy Roman Empire · German Confederation · Charlemagne · Protestant
Inflexibility in enforcement
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- regimentationStrict systematic control
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- rigorStrict, thorough precision
authority · conformity · uniformity · duty · punctuality · efficiency · austerity · subordination
Bismarck
Prussia's unifying statesman
- unificationMerging into one entity
- Frederick the GreatEnlightened Prussian king
- realpolitikPolitics prioritizing practicality over ethics
Reichstag · nationalism · industrialization · Seven Years War · Königsberg · Potsdam · Brandenburg · Berlin
amber
Hardened ancient tree secretion
- coastlineLand-water boundary
- KaliningradRussian Baltic exclave
- GdanskNorthern Polish seaport
Königsberg · Danzig · Vistula · maritime · seaport · Hanseatic · Pomerania
army
Organized land-based military
drill · tactics · strategy · uniform · officer · general · soldier · regiment · fortification · siege
Teutonic
Of ancient German peoples
- LutheranReformation-era Protestant denomination
- ReformationReligious movement splitting Christianity
- KantGerman Enlightenment thinker
Hegel · Hanseatic · Holy Roman Empire · German Confederation · Charlemagne · Protestant
strictness
Inflexibility in enforcement
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- regimentationStrict systematic control
- obedienceCompliance with authority
rigor · authority · conformity · uniformity · duty · punctuality · efficiency · austerity · subordination · command
saddle
Mounted rider's seat
cantle · panels · flaps · stirrup · girth · dressage · cavalry
- German cultureOktoberfest, Bavaria, Bavarian, Berlin, Munich
- Dead LanguagesLatin, Sanskrit, ancient Greek, Old English, Hittite
- Germanic peoplesGermans, Austrians, Goth, Visigoth, Ostrogoth
- German Nobilityduke, duchess, count, countess, baron
- empiresBritish Empire, Roman Empire, Ottoman Empire, Persian Empire, Mongol Empire
- EuropeanFrench, German, Italian, Spanish, British
PrussianBavarian
Of a German state
Austrian · Saxon · Rhinelander · Swabian · Westphalian
Prussianpacifist
Anti-violence believer
antimilitarist · libertarian · democratic · Swiss · Quaker
- Prussian blueDeep synthetic blue pigment
- Franco-Prussian War1870-71 European conflict
- East PrussiaFormer German province, Baltic coast