Hesse

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biographical name

Hes·​se ˈhe-sə 

Hermann 1877–1962 German author

Hesse

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geographical name

ˈhes 

ˈhe-sē,

ˈhe-sə

variants or German Hessen

ˈhe-sᵊn 

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region of west central Germany north of Baden-Württemberg, divided into Hesse-Darmstadt (in the south) and Hesse-Cas*sel \ ˈhes-​ˈka-​sᵊl , -​ˈkä-​ , ˈhe-​sē-​ , ˈhe-​sə-​ \ (in the north)

Note: Hesse-Cassel was united with Prussia in 1866 as part of the province of Hesse-Nassau along with the duchy of Nassau and the city of Frankfurt am Main.

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state of the Weimar Republic, equivalent to Hesse-Darmstadt

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state of Germany and formerly of West Germany including the larger part of Hesse-Darmstadt and part of Hesse-Nassau; capital Wiesbaden area 8151 square miles (21,111 square kilometers), population 5,971,816