prussian
pruh shuhn
- n a German inhabitant of Prussia
- a of or relating to or characteristic of Prussia or its inhabitants
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- This day in history - June 18
In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor, statesman and military leader of France, met his Waterloo as British and Prussian troops defeated the French in Belgium. (Portrait by Paul Delaroche.)
June 18, 2013 - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Quotes
- Michael Wolffsohn in International Herald Tribune
This was part and parcel of the famous Prussian enlightened reform era, which included, a year earlier in 1812, Jewish emancipation, legal rights for Jewish citizens,said Michael Wolffsohn, a professor of modern history at the University of... - Andrew Wyeth in Washington Post
In the interview with art expert Thomas Hoving, Wyeth describes Helga as "the personification of all young Prussian girls ...... Amazingly blond, fit, compassionate. I was totally fascinated by her." - Joschka Fischer in Washington Post
If you want to learn how the traditional Prussian goose step works, you have to watch British TV, because in Germany, in the younger generation -- even in my generation -- nobody knows how to perform it,Fischer said.