Hesse

Hesse

1. (geography) A former realm and modern state of Germany.
   • 1759, George Sale et al., The Modern Part of an Universal History, volume XXIX: History of the German Empire, page 2:

     Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany... the provinces of Lower Germany towards the north conſiſt of the Low Country of the Rhine, Triers, Cologn, Mentz, Weſtphalia, Heſſe, Brunſwic, Miſnia, Luſatia, High Saxony upon the Elbe, Low Saxony upon the Elbe, Mecklenburg, Lauenburg, Brandenburg, Magdeburg, and Pomerania.

2. A surname​.

• Hessian

• Wikipedia article on Hesse

• Eshes, eshes

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /ɛs/

Hesse

1. Hesse

From Middle High German Hesse, from Old High German Hesso, possibly ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *hatjaną (“to persecute; hate”). Compare Chatti, Chasuarii, Chattuarii.

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Hesse m (genitive Hessen, plural Hessen, female Hessin)

1. A man born in or residing in the state of Hesse; a Hessian.

Hesse ? (genitive Hesse)

1. (Hessian) Hesse.
2. A habitational surname​ for an inhabitant of Hesse.

• (Central German state): Hessen (Standard German)

• Héssia

Hesse m

1. Hesse (a state of Germany)

• Hessia

Hesse f

1. Hesse (a state of Germany)