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Prussia (disambiguation)

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The national name Prussia (in Prussian: Prusa, German: Preußen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian Prūsai, Latin: Prussia or Borussia) was used by a wide variety of political factions during the 2nd millennium. At different times it has denoted a geographical region, a dukedom, a Polish province, a Polish fief, a kingdom under Brandenburg's rule which became the leading kingdom of the German Empire (comprising in its last form almost two-thirds of the Germany's area) and as republic state of Germany.

The word Prussia can refer to:

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