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Military unit
The Prussian Navy (German: Preußische Marine), officially the Royal Prussian Navy (German: Königlich Preußische Marine), was the naval force of the Kingdom
Prussian_Navy
Maritime warfare branch of Germany's military
represented by the Hanseatic League and the Brandenburg Navy, later Prussian Navy. The modern German Navy traces its roots back to the Reichsflotte (Imperial
German_Navy
Navy of the German Empire between 1871 and 1919
small Prussian Navy (from 1867 the North German Federal Navy), which was mainly for coastal defence. Kaiser Wilhelm II greatly expanded the navy. The key
Imperial_German_Navy
Land forces of Prussia (1701–1919)
The Royal Prussian Army (1701–1919, German: Königlich Preußische Armee) served as the army of the Kingdom of Prussia. It became vital to the development
Prussian_Army
Saar Basin into Germany), 29 August (the day of the founding of the Prussian Navy in 1859), the first Sunday after Michaelmas and the day of the harvest
List of flags of the German Navy (1935–1945)
List_of_flags_of_the_German_Navy_(1935–1945)
Battle of the Second Schleswig War
to reinforce the small Prussian Navy to help break the blockade. After arriving in the North Sea, Tegetthoff joined a Prussian aviso and a pair of gunboats
Battle_of_Heligoland_(1864)
Military unit
of the Prussian Navy in 1867. It was eventually succeeded by the Imperial German Navy in 1871. In the war against France, in 1870–1871, the navy encountered
North_German_Federal_Navy
early 1880s, the Prussian and later Imperial German Navies purchased or built sixteen ironclad warships. In 1860, however, the Prussian Navy consisted solely
List of ironclad warships of Germany
List_of_ironclad_warships_of_Germany
Constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire from 1618 to 1701
and the Brandenburg–Prussian advance in Swedish Pomerania during the Scanian War, Frederick William decided to establish a navy. He engaged Dutch merchant
Brandenburg–Prussia
1870 Prussian Navy breech loader gun
21 cm RK L/19 was the later name of a rifled breech loader gun of the Prussian Navy. This gun started with a massive gun barrel, cast from steel in one
21_cm_RK_L/19
War from 1870 to 1871
The Franco-Prussian War, occasionally known as the Franco-German War, and sometimes referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between France
Franco-Prussian_War
German term for certain naval infantry or marine troops
marines. It was used by the Prussian Navy, the North German Federal Navy, the Imperial German Navy, the Austro-Hungarian Navy, the Kriegsmarine, and briefly
Seebataillon
Prussian government ministry
The Prussian Ministry of the Navy (Marineministerium) (1861 to 1871) grew out of that established by the Frankfurt National Assembly (1848–1849) for its
Prussian_Naval_Ministry
Culture of disciplined Prussian elites
Prussianism comprises the practices and doctrines of the Prussians, specifically the militarism and the severe discipline traditionally associated with
Prussianism
Town in Lower Saxony, Germany
on the North Sea. In 1853, Prince Adalbert of Prussia, a cousin of the Prussian King Frederick William IV, arranged the Jade Treaty (Jade-Vertrag) with
Wilhelmshaven
Topics referred to by the same term
body under changing names (1817–2004) Prussian Navy, navy of the Kingdom of Prussia Prussian Military Academy Prussian Trust, German expellee company Prussia
Prussia_(disambiguation)
German naval officer (1849–1930)
Franco-Prussian War the Prussian Navy was greatly outnumbered and so the ship spent the duration of the war at anchor, much to the embarrassment of the navy
Alfred_von_Tirpitz
Navy of Brandenburg-Prussia (1657–1701)
Brandenburg Navy was the navy of the Margraviate of Brandenburg in Germany from the 16th century to 1701, when it became part of the Prussian Navy. The navy was
Brandenburg_Navy
Aviso of the Prussian and German Imperial Navy
the Russian Empire in the Baltic Sea. She was requisitioned by the Prussian Navy during the First Schleswig War in 1848 and converted into an aviso,
SMS_Preussischer_Adler
1867 German Navy rifled breech loader
the Prussian Navy then ordered its first massive steel 21 cm rifled breechloaders a.k.a. as 72-pdrs. These were made according to a design by the Navy Departement
24_cm_K_L/20
Pursuit of foreign policy objectives with the aid of conspicuous displays of naval power
(Between coastal defence and world policy. The political history of the prussian navy 1848 to 1867), Bochum 2008. Wiechmann, Gerhard: Die preußisch-deutsche
Gunboat_diplomacy
Sea-based branch of the Danish Defence
the Second Schleswig War (1864), the navy was still relatively small and old-fashioned, even though the Prussian Navy was even smaller. Only a few steam
Royal_Danish_Navy
Armored frigate of the German Imperial Navy
Wilhelm (King William) was an armored frigate of the Prussian and later the German Imperial Navy. The ship was laid down in 1865 at the Thames Ironworks
SMS_König_Wilhelm
Topics referred to by the same term
the Royal Navy RMS Amazon, two ships of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company SMS Amazone (1843), a 3-masted sail corvette of the Prussian Navy SMS Amazone
Amazon
Ironclad turret ship of the German Imperial Navy
warship of the Prussian Navy, later the Imperial German Navy. The vessel was a turret ship that was designed by the British Royal Navy Captain Cowper
SMS_Arminius
Prussian gunboat
SMS Habicht was a steam gunboat of the Jäger class built for the Prussian Navy in the late 1850s and early 1860s. The ship was ordered as part of a program
SMS_Habicht_(1860)
Armored frigate of the German Imperial Navy
SMS Kronprinz was a unique German ironclad warship built for the Prussian Navy in 1866–1867. Kronprinz was laid down in 1866 at the Samuda Brothers shipyard
SMS_Kronprinz_(1867)
1856 naval battle between Prussia and Morocco
Tres Forcas was a battle on 7 August 1856 between boat crews from the Prussian Navy corvette SMS Danzig (then on a foreign cruise, commanded by Heinrich
Battle_of_Tres_Forcas
Prussian prince and admiral
fleet, the Reichsflotte. During the 1850s, he helped to establish the Prussian Navy. Adalbert was born in Berlin, the son of Prince William, the youngest
Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1811–1873)
Prince_Adalbert_of_Prussia_(1811–1873)
Cunard ocean liner
transferred to the Prussian Navy and used as a barracks ship at Danzig. In May 1880 she was decommissioned from the Prussian Navy and in July 1880 she
RMS_Britannia
predominantly that of the Prussian Navy. German admirals led the German Navy through World War I, as leaders of the Imperial German Navy, as well as through
List_of_admirals_of_Germany
Steam frigate
was the lead ship of the Arcona class of steam frigates built for the Prussian Navy in the late 1850s and early 1860s. The class comprised five ships, and
SMS_Arcona_(1858)
Full-time body at the head of the Prussian Army and German Army
the Prussian General Staff and officially the Great General Staff (German: Großer Generalstab), was a full-time body at the head of the Prussian Army
German_General_Staff
Paddle steam corvette warship of the Prussian and Tokugawa Shogunate navies
corvette of the Prussian Navy. She was the lead warship during the Battle of Tres Forcas in 1856, one of the first examples of Prussian gunboat diplomacy
SMS_Danzig_(1851)
The Prussian Naval Academy was the naval academy of the Prussian Navy. The training of officers for the Prussian Navy started with the foundation of the
Prussian_Naval_Academy
Prussian Navy class of vessels
Arcona class of steam frigates was a class of five vessels built for the Prussian Navy in the late 1850s and 1860s. The class comprised Arcona, Gazelle, Vineta
Arcona-class_frigate
1859 Arcona-class corvette of the Prussian Navy
the Prussian Navy built in the 1850s. The class comprised five ships, and were the first major steam-powered warships ordered for the Prussian Navy. The
SMS_Gazelle_(1859)
Ironclad ram of the German Imperial Navy
warship of the Prussian Navy and later the Imperial fleet. She was built in Bordeaux, France in 1864 for the Confederate States Navy. Prussia bought
SMS_Prinz_Adalbert_(1865)
German naval promotion organization
empire. His Prussian Navy had become the navy of the North German Confederation in 1867, and now became the Imperial German Navy. The Prussian Navy and that
Navy_League_(Germany)
Vizeadmiral (Vice Admiral) of the German Imperial Navy, serving in the predecessor Prussian Navy and the Navy of the North German Confederation. Livonius was
Otto_Livonius
Armored frigate of the German Imperial Navy
SMS Friedrich Carl was an ironclad warship built for the Prussian Navy in the mid-1860s. The ship was constructed in the French Société Nouvelle des
SMS_Friedrich_Carl_(1867)
The Italo-Prussian Alliance was a military pact signed by the Kingdom of Italy and the Kingdom of Prussia on 8 April 1866. It established the terms on
Italo-Prussian_Alliance
Prussian gunboat
SMS Scorpion was a steam gunboat of the Jäger class built for the Prussian Navy in the late 1850s and early 1860s. The ship was ordered as part of a program
SMS_Scorpion_(1860)
Prussian gunboat
SMS Schwalbe was a steam gunboat of the Jäger class built for the Prussian Navy in the late 1850s and early 1860s. The ship was ordered as part of a program
SMS_Schwalbe_(1860)
Prussian gunboat
SMS Wespe was a steam gunboat of the Jäger class built for the Prussian Navy in the late 1850s and early 1860s. The ship was ordered as part of a program
SMS_Wespe_(1860)
German naval officer (1820–1894)
naval officer, who distinguished himself in the Prussian Navy and later in the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire. He retired as a Vice-Admiral
Ludwig_von_Henk
Prussian gunboat
SMS Natter was a steam gunboat of the Jäger class built for the Prussian Navy in the late 1850s and early 1860s. The ship was ordered as part of a program
SMS_Natter_(1860)
for the Prussian Navy in the 1860s. The class comprised five ships, and were the first major steam-powered warships ordered for the Prussian Navy. The ships
SMS_Hertha_(1864)
Class of Prussian gunboats
constructed for the Prussian Navy in the late 1850s and early 1860s. The class, which were the first steam gunboats built for the Prussian fleet, included
Jäger-class_gunboat
for the Prussian Navy in the 1860s. The class comprised five ships, and were the first major steam-powered warships ordered for the Prussian Navy. The ships
SMS_Elisabeth
Prussian gunboat
SMS Wolf was a steam gunboat of the Jäger class built for the Prussian Navy in the late 1850s and early 1860s. The ship was ordered as part of a program
SMS_Wolf_(1860)
German admiral (1822–1887)
October 1887) was the first Vizeadmiral (vice admiral) of the Prussian Navy. He entered the navy in the 1840s after initially serving in the merchant marine
Eduard_von_Jachmann
Topics referred to by the same term
various Royal Navy ships SMS Salamander, various Austrian, German and Prussian navy ships Salamander of Leith (1537), a ship of the Old Scots Navy Sopwith Salamander
Salamander_(disambiguation)
Prussian gunboat
SMS Sperber was a steam gunboat of the Jäger class built for the Prussian Navy in the late 1850s and early 1860s. The ship was ordered as part of a program
SMS_Sperber_(1860)
Aviso of the Prussian and German Imperial Navy
SMS Grille was an aviso of the Prussian Navy built in France in the mid-1850s as part of a naval expansion program directed by Prince Adalbert of Prussia
SMS_Grille
1867 German Navy coastal defence gun
referred to 200 Prussian inch. The term 96-pfdr really meant: of a caliber that can fire a 96-pound round bullet. In 1871 the Prussian Navy shifted to the
24_cm_RK_L/22
Aviso of the Prussian and German Imperial Navy
use of her. In 1870, following the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War, the North German Navy was in search of vessels to augment its fleet and acquired
SMS_Falke_(1865)
Prussian explorer, naval officer, colonial administrator and hydrographer
maritime career as a cabin boy on a trading brig before enlisting into the Prussian Navy in 1849. He served aboard the steamship Danzig, partaking in the Battle
Georg_von_Schleinitz
Prussian gunboat
SMS Pfeil was a steam gunboat of the Jäger class built for the Prussian Navy in the late 1850s and early 1860s. The ship was ordered as part of a program
SMS_Pfeil_(1860)
Prussian gunboat
SMS Salamander was a steam gunboat of the Jäger class built for the Prussian Navy in the late 1850s and early 1860s. The ship was ordered as part of a
SMS_Salamander_(1860)
Vineta was a member of the Arcona class of steam frigates built for the Prussian Navy in the late 1850s and early 1860s. The class comprised five ships, and
SMS_Vineta_(1863)
German admiral (1832–1889)
Berlin; died 19 January 1889) was an officer in the Prussian Navy and later the German Imperial Navy. He saw action during the Second Schleswig War at the
Alexander_von_Monts
1860s coastal artillery gun by Krupp
regular 15 cm steel navy gun to be able to use a charge of 5–6 kg. Tests of this gun were very positive. Meanwhile, the Prussian Navy had a 15 cm gun with
15_cm_RK_L/26
Prussian gunboat
SMS Tiger was a steam gunboat of the Jäger class built for the Prussian Navy in the late 1850s and early 1860s. The ship was ordered as part of a program
SMS_Tiger_(1860)
Naval battle of the Second Schleswig War
Danish and Prussian navies on 17 March 1864 during the Second Schleswig War. The action took place east of the Jasmund peninsula on the Prussian island of
Battle_of_Jasmund_(1864)
Aviso of the Prussian and German Imperial Navy
SMS Loreley was an aviso of the Prussian Navy built in the late 1850s. Built as a paddle steamer, since the Prussian naval command was not convinced of
SMS_Loreley_(1859)
Screw corvette of the Prussian and German Imperial Navy
of steam corvettes, the first ship of that type to be built for the Prussian Navy. She had one sister ship, Medusa, and the vessels were wooden-hulled
SMS_Nymphe_(1863)
Mecklenburg, Germany) was a Swedish and Prussian naval officer. He was instrumental in building the Prussian Navy. Longé was born in what was then Swedish
Johann_Diedrich_Longé
Former shipbuilders in London
Spanish Navy, 1865 HMS Serapis, Royal Navy troopship, 1866 Anglia, 1866, iron paddle tug. SMS König Wilhelm, 1869, Prussian Navy Avnillah, Ottoman Navy, 1869
Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company
Thames_Ironworks_and_Shipbuilding_Company
Screw corvette of the Prussian and German Imperial Navy
SMS Medusa was a steam corvette built for the Prussian Navy in the 1860s. She was the second and final member of the Nymphe class, ordered as part of
SMS_Medusa_(1864)
Prussian gunboat
SMS Fuchs was a steam gunboat of the Jäger class built for the Prussian Navy in the late 1850s and early 1860s. The ship was ordered as part of a program
SMS_Fuchs
German engineering works and shipyard
acquired Mitzlaff's yard. From 1877 the shipyard produced ships for the Prussian Navy and export, becoming specialized in torpedo boats and later destroyers
Schichau-Werke
Government inspection and regulatory office of the Imperial German Navy
Adalbert of Prussia, who had held this position in the predecessor Prussian Navy and the Navy of the North German Confederation. He served under the emperor’s
Generalinspekteur_der_Marine
Gunboat class of the Prussian and German Imperial Navy
The Camäleon class was a group of steam gunboats built for the Prussian Navy. Eight ships comprised the class: Camäleon, Comet, Cyclop, Delphin, Blitz
Camäleon-class_gunboat
Prussian gunboat
SMS Hay was a steam gunboat of the Jäger class built for the Prussian Navy in the late 1850s and early 1860s. The ship was ordered as part of a program
SMS_Hay_(1860)
Prussian gunboat
SMS Crocodill was a steam gunboat of the Jäger class built for the Prussian Navy in the late 1850s and early 1860s. The ship was ordered as part of a
SMS_Crocodill_(1860)
Prussian baron
During this time he organised a visit to Hamburg by the fledgling Prussian Navy, led by Prince Adalbert of Prussia, to whom he was appointed Premier
Emil_von_Richthofen
Imperial command staff of the Imperial German Navy (1889-99)
14 March 1899 to command the German Imperial Navy. A similarly named office existed in the Prussian Navy and the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany. After the
German Imperial Naval High Command
German_Imperial_Naval_High_Command
Imperial German Navy officer
Emperor Wilhelm II. Hollmann was born in Berlin, Germany. He entered the Prussian Navy in 1857 and made his first trip as a cadet aboard the sailing training
Friedrich_von_Hollmann
Prussian gunboat
SMS Hyäne was a steam gunboat of the Jäger class built for the Prussian Navy in the late 1850s and early 1860s. The ship was ordered as part of a program
SMS_Hyäne_(1860)
Diederichs (7 September 1843 – 8 March 1918) was a German admiral of the Prussian Navy who served both the Kingdom of Prussia and the German Empire. He was
Otto_von_Diederichs
German counter admiral (1831–1890)
House of Hesse, and Konteradmiral (counter admiral) of the Prussian and Imperial German Navy. Born in Burgsteinfurt, he was the fourth son of Charles,
Prince William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
Prince_William_of_Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
Frigate of the Royal Navy
two steam gunboats. She served with the Prussian Navy, the North German Federal Navy and the Imperial German Navy as a training ship until being stricken
HMS_Thetis_(1846)
King in Prussia from 1713 to 1740
maintaining either the colony or the Prussian Navy, preferring to utilise state revenues on enlarging the Royal Prussian Army. In 1717, Frederick William
Frederick William I of Prussia
Frederick_William_I_of_Prussia
Military unit
The Navy Command (German: Marinekommando, MarKdo) is the high command of the German Navy of the Bundeswehr as well as the staff of the Inspector of the
Navy_Command_(Germany)
Imperial naval authority of Imperial German Navy (1872-89)
Northern German Federal Navy Department of the North German Confederation (1866–71), which had been formed from the Prussian Navy Department (Marineministerium)
German_Imperial_Admiralty
Topics referred to by the same term
German navy has operated under different names. See Prussian Navy, 1701–1867 Reichsflotte (Fleet of the Realm), 1848–52 North German Federal Navy, 1867–71
German_naval_history
List of ships with the same or similar names
There were two ships in the Prussian Navy and later German Imperial Navy named SMS Scorpion: SMS Scorpion (1860) - a Jäger-class gunboat launched in 1860
SMS_Scorpion
Confederation) SMS Barbarossa (1852 – to Prussian Navy) Cunard's first ocean liner – sunk as target ship by Prussian Navy July 1880 SS Burdigala 1898 Kaiser
List_of_ocean_liners
ship, Fatih, was ordered in 1864; this vessel was purchased by the Prussian Navy in 1867. That year the Ottomans ordered the ironclad Feth-i Bülend and
List of ironclad warships of the Ottoman Empire
List_of_ironclad_warships_of_the_Ottoman_Empire
Gunboat of the Prussian and German Imperial Navy
SMS Blitz was a Camäleon-class steam gunboat of the Prussian Navy (later the Imperial German Navy) that was launched in 1862. The ship was ordered as
SMS_Blitz_(1862)
Gunboat of the Prussian and German Imperial Navy
Basilisk was a Camäleon-class steam gunboat of the Prussian Navy (later the Imperial German Navy) that was launched in 1862. The ship was ordered as
SMS_Basilisk_(1862)
Prussian gunboat
was the lead ship of the Jäger class of steam gunboats built for the Prussian Navy in the late 1850s and early 1860s. The ship was ordered as part of a
SMS_Jäger
Frigate of the British and German navies
Greek mythology. She served with the Prussian Navy, the North German Federal Navy and the Imperial German Navy as a training ship until stricken and
SMS_Niobe_(1849)
List of ships with the same or similar names
ships of the Prussian Navy (and later Imperial German Navy) or Austro-Hungarian Navy had been named SMS Schwalbe: SMS Schwalbe (1860), a Prussian Jäger-class
SMS_Schwalbe
German naval officer
1928) was a German naval officer who served in the Prussian Navy and later in the Imperial German Navy. He retired as a Grand Admiral. Born Hans Ludwig
Hans_von_Koester
Ship prefix used in the United Kingdom and some other monarchies
by the Prussian Maritime Enterprise (Seehandlung), the Prussian Navy, the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) and the Austro-Hungarian Navy (Kaiserliche
His_Majesty's_Ship
Gunboat of the Prussian and German Imperial Navy
SMS Delphin was a Camäleon-class steam gunboat of the Prussian Navy (later the Imperial German Navy) that was launched in 1860. The ship was ordered as
SMS_Delphin
Gunboat of the Prussian and German Imperial Navy
Camäleon class came about as a result of a program to strengthen the Prussian Navy in the late 1850s in the aftermath of the dissolution of the Reichsflotte
SMS_Meteor_(1865)
Gunboat of the Prussian and German Imperial Navy
SMS Drache was a Camäleon-class steam gunboat of the Prussian Navy (later the Imperial German Navy) that was launched in 1860. Drache was a small vessel
SMS_Drache_(1865)
PRUSSIAN NAVY
PRUSSIAN NAVY
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Vasiliy, VASILI means "king."
Female
Russian
(Людмила) Russian feminine form of Czech/Russian Ludmil, LUDMILA means "people's favor."Â
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Arseniy, ARSENI means "virile."
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Irinei, IRINEY means "peaceful."
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Vasiliy, VASSILY means "king."
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Afanasiy, AFANASEI means "immortal."
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Gennadiy, GENNADY means "noble."
Male
Russian
(Паша) Russian pet form of Czech/Russian Pavel, PASHA means "small."
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Afanasiy, AFANASY means "immortal."
Male
Russian
(РоÑÑ) Russian pet form of Czech/Russian Rostislav, ROSTYA means "usurp-glory."
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Arseniy, ARSENIY means "virile."
Female
Russian
(Russian Ева): Armenian and Russian form of Greek Eva, YEVA means "life."Â
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Faddei, FADEI means "courageous."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a priest’s servant, from Middle English pr(i)est ‘priest’, ‘minister’ + man ‘man’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for someone who did ironing and pressing of clothes, from Yiddish pres ‘flat iron’ + man ‘man’.
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Vikentiy, VIKENTI means "conquering."
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Vasiliy, VASILY means "king."
Male
Russian
(Russian ИÑидор): Russian form of Greek Isidoros, ISIDOR means "gift of Isis."
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Gennadiy, GENNADI means "noble."
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Aleksey, ALEXEY means "defender."
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Afanasiy, AFANASII means "immortal."
PRUSSIAN NAVY
PRUSSIAN NAVY
Girl/Female
Muslim
Palm, Calm, Nightingale, Key, A list
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Star
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived or worked in hilly country, from Middle English hill + man ‘man’.English : occupational name for the servant (Middle English man) of someone called Hild (see Hild 2).Altered spelling of North German Hillmann.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Ox.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Perfectly created
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Mythological, Telugu, Traditional
Lord Shiva; The Mount Everest; Highest
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Nepali
Peacock; Son of Lord Indra; One of the Pandavas Brother
Girl/Female
Latin
Faithful.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Dikshya | தீகà¯à®·à¯à®¯à®¾Â
Initiation
PRUSSIAN NAVY
PRUSSIAN NAVY
PRUSSIAN NAVY
PRUSSIAN NAVY
PRUSSIAN NAVY
n.
One who, not being a Russian, favors Russian policy and aggrandizement.
a.
designating the acid now called hydrocyanic acid, but formerly called prussic acid, because Prussian blue is derived from it or its compounds. See Hydrocyanic.
n.
Morbid dread of Russia or of Russian influence.
n.
A native or inhabitant of Russia; the language of Russia.
n.
Prussian leather.
n.
One who presses clothes; as, a tailor's pressman.
a.
Of or pertaining to Russia, its inhabitants, or language.
n.
A Russian village community.
a.
Prussia leather; pruce.
a.
Of or pertaining to Lithuania (formerly a principality united with Poland, but now Russian and Prussian territory).
n. pl.
An Indo-European people, allied to the Lithuanians and Old Prussians, and inhabiting a part of the Baltic provinces of Russia.
v. t.
To make Russian, or more or less like the Russians; as, to Russianize the Poles.
n.
A native or inhabitant of Muscovy or ancient Russia; hence, a Russian.
pl.
of Pressman
n.
A native or inhabitant of Prussia.
n. sing. & pl.
A Russian, or the Russians.
n.
A salt of prussic acid; a cyanide.
a.
Of or pertaining to Prussia.
a.
Prussian; -- applied to certain astronomical tables published in the sixteenth century, founded on the principles of Copernicus, a Prussian.