Hesse

H4E1S1S1E1
UK/ˈhɛs/US/ˈhɛsə/US/ˈhɛsi/

proper noun

A state of modern Germany.

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HessiaHessen
OriginGerman Hesse →
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Meanings

proper nounHesse (countable and uncountable, plural Hesses)

plural Hesses

  1. countableuncountableA state of modern Germany.
  2. countableuncountableA medieval principality and former duchy in Central Europe.
    1 more example

    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.

    1759, George Sale et al., “The Modern Part of an Universal History”, in History of the German Empire, volume XXIX, page 2

    Synonyms: Hessia, Hessen

  3. countableA surname from German.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA medieval principality and former duchy in Central Europe.

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HessiaHessen
Also see
hesseman

Origin

  1. GermanHesse
  2. GermanHesse
  3. EnglishHesse

Borrowed from German Hesse.

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Translations

Arabic هِسِّن
  • هِسِّن (hissin)state
Bulgarian Хе́сен
  • Хе́сен (Hésen)state
Catalan Hessen
  • Hessenstate
Chinese Mandarin 黑森
  • 黑森 (Hēisēn)state
Czech Hessensko, Hesensko
  • Hessenskostate
  • Hesenskostate
Danish Hessen
  • Hessenstate
Dutch Hessen
  • Hessenstate
Esperanto Hesujo, Hesio
  • Hesujostate
  • Hesiostate
Finnish Hessen
  • Hessenstate
French Hesse
  • Hessestate
German Hessen
  • Hessenstate
Greek Εσσή
  • Εσσή (Essí)state
Hindi हेस्से
  • हेस्से (hesse)state
Hungarian Hessen
  • Hessenstate
Italian Assia
  • Assiastate
Japanese ヘッセン
  • ヘッセン (Hessen)state
Korean 헤센
  • 헤센 (Hesen)state
Latin Hassia
  • Hassiastate
Latvian Hesene
  • Hesenestate
Lithuanian Hesenas
  • Hesenasstate
Polish Hesja
  • Hesjastate
Portuguese Hesse, Héssia
  • Hessestate
  • Héssiastate
Russian Ге́ссен
  • Ге́ссен (Géssen)state
Slovak Hesensko
  • Hesenskostate
Spanish Hesse, Hessia
  • Hessestate
  • Hessiastate
Ukrainian Ге́ссен
  • Ге́ссен (Héssen)state
Vietnamese Hét-xen
  • Hét-xenstate
Yiddish העסע
  • העסע (hese)state

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Hesse

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Cite this entry
APA

Hesse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hesse

MLA

“Hesse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hesse. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hesse,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hesse.

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