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Prussia vs Russian - What's the difference?

prussia | russian |

As proper nouns the difference between prussia and russian

is that prussia is (geographical area) while russian is the russian language.

As a noun russian is

a person from russia.

As an adjective russian is

of or pertaining to russia.

prussia

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • (chiefly, historical) A geographical area on the Baltic coast of northeastern Europe.
  • (historical) A Baltic country located in this area, conquered by the and ultimately absorbed into Germany.
  • (historical) A German province which was originally located in this area but later greatly expanded, and which was the predecessor to and a member of the ; abolished as an administrative unit at the end of the Second World War.
  • Usage notes

    In the Baltic languages the 'u' is long; it was also long in , but it has become short in modern English.

    russian

    Alternative forms

    * (abbreviation):

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person from Russia.
  • An ethnic Russian: a member of the East Slavic ethnic group which is native to, and constitutes the majority of the population of, Russia.
  • A domestic cat breed.
  • A cat of this breed.
  • A type of juggling ball with a hard outer shell, filled with salt, sand or another similar substance.
  • Derived terms

    * Russianize / Russianise ** Russianization / Russianisation

    See also

    *

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The Russian language.
  • See also

    * (ru)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to Russia.
  • Of or pertaining to the Russian language.
  • (dated) Of or pertaining to Rus.
  • Derived terms

    * Russian roulette * White Russian * Russian minutes

    See also

    ; Russian alphabet (Cyrillic) Vocabulary * Language list