Hesse
/ˈhɛs/US/ˈhɛs/
Hesse proper noun: a state of modern Germany.
Proper noun
Hesse (countable and uncountable, plural Hesses)
- A state of modern Germany.
- A medieval principality and former duchy in Central Europe.
- 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...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
- A surname from German.
Hesse meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Arabic and Vietnamese
Hesse in Hindi
- state
- हेस्से hesse
Hesse in Marathi
- state
- हेस hes
Hesse in Arabic
- state
- هِسِّن hissin
Hesse in Vietnamese
- state
- Hét-xen
Synonyms of Hesse
- Hessia
- Hessen
Forms of Hesse
| plural | Hesses |
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Origin of Hesse
Borrowed from German Hesse.
Words formed from Hesse
Words that rhyme with Hesse
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- SMS
- success
- compress
- largesse
- ness
- profess
- confess
- distress
- regress
- depress
- excess
- guess
- prepossess
- undress
- CBS
- ingress
- oppress
- redress
- transgress
- assess
- cess
- duress
- fess
- fluoresce
- less
- mayoress
- obsess
- tress
- unless
- yes
- accresce
- acquiesce
- aggress
- BESS
- caress
- clothes press
- congress
- defervesce
- digress
- ess
- foulness
- Hess
- intumesce
- jess
- lazy S
- liquesce
- repress
- second-guess
Questions about Hesse
- What does Hesse mean?
- Hesse means a state of modern Germany.
- What is Hesse in Hindi?
- Hesse in Hindi is हेस्से (hesse). See Hesse meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Hesse?
- Hesse is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Hesse?
- Hesse is pronounced /ˈhɛs/ (UK).
Words near Hesse in the dictionary
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