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East Prussia

Proper noun

Meaning

East Prussia

(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.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Although the peasants were no longer tied to the same land as serfs had been, the old paternalistic relationship in East Prussia lasted into the 20th century. Source: Internet

A very few Germans returned to one of their ancestral provinces: about 6,000 settled in Kaliningrad Oblast (former East Prussia ). Source: Internet

By January 1945, they had overrun all East Prussia except for the area around Königsberg. Source: Internet

During expulsion of inhabitants of East Prussia including the sisters of the Catherine Order, over 100 sisters died. Source: Internet

During the same meeting in East Prussia with Count Ciano, Pierre Laval arrived. Source: Internet

During this conflict Russia annexed East Prussia for a while and even took Berlin. Source: Internet

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