Hesse

[ hes-uh for 1; hes for 2 ]

/ ˈhɛs ə for 1; hɛs for 2 /

noun

Her·mann

[her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/,1877–1962, German novelist and poet: Nobel Prize 1946.

German Hes·sen

[hes-uh n] /ˈhɛs ən/. a state in central Germany. 8150 sq. mi. (21,110 sq. km). Capital: Wiesbaden.

Example sentences from the Web for hesse

“To try and find out the reason for everything is very dangerous,” wrote the queen to Princess Victoria of Hesse, in 1883.

“Why Does the World Exist?” by Jim Holt: Review |Anthony Gottlieb |July 17, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Hesse, who comes from a military family, is 24, and joined the military just two years ago.

Afghan Team Splinters |Louise Roug Bokkenheuser |June 27, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
At the end of this time he paid the money, and challenged Hesse.

Pencillings by the Way |N. Parker Willis
The beloved sisters of your father, the Princesses of Orange and Hesse!

Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia |L. Mhlbach,

However, his title of grand-duke was confirmed, and as grand-duke of Hesse and of the Rhine he entered the Germanic confederation.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 |Various
The Landgrave of Hesse declared he would have nothing to do with a project intended solely to sow divisions in the empire.

History of the Rise of the Huguenots |Henry Baird
A great army was raised, and the command given to the elector of Saxony, and the landgrave of Hesse.

Fox's Book of Martyrs |John Foxe

British Dictionary definitions for hesse (1 of 2)

Hesse ¹

/ (hɛs) /

noun

a state of central Germany, formed in 1945 from the former Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau and part of the former state of Hesse; part of West Germany until 1990. Capital: Wiesbaden. Pop: 6 089 000 (2003 est). Area: 21 111 sq km (8151 sq miles) German name: Hessen (ˈhɛsən)

British Dictionary definitions for hesse (2 of 2)

Hesse ²

/ (hɛs, German ˈhɛsə) /

noun

Hermann (ˈhɛrman). 1877–1962, German novelist, short-story writer, and poet. His novels include Der Steppenwolf (1927) and Das Glasperlenspiel (1943): Nobel prize for literature 1946

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