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East Prussian

Adjective

Meaning

East Prussian (not comparable)

Of or from East Prussia

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Baltic Old Prussian probably ceased to be spoken around the beginning of the 18th century due to many of its remaining speakers dying in the famines and bubonic plague epidemics which harrowed the East Prussian countryside and towns from 1709 until 1711. Source: Internet

By telephone with headquarters they were reassured that Rennenkampf’s army was moving forward, but slowly--his heavy wagons were sinking into the East Prussian sands. Source: Internet

East Prussian farmers were encouraged to bring their mares, by then known for their hardiness and quality, to Trakehnen's stallions. Source: Internet

Evacuation In the winter of 1945, East Prussian refugees headed west, away from the city of Königsberg and ahead of the Soviet advance into the Baltic States and East Prussia. Source: Internet

Impact on the East Prussian plebiscite In the period leading up to the East Prussian plebiscite in July 1920, the Polish authorities tried to prevent traffic through the Corridor, interrupting postal, telegraphic and telephone communication. Source: Internet

In the bitter East Prussian winter of 1945, each day the women were made to stand for Appell (roll-call) in the early morning for up to five hours before being sent to work, many of them freezing to death. Source: Internet

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