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Hesse

[ hes-uh hes ]

noun

  1. ·Բ [her, -mahn], 1877–1962, German novelist and poet: Nobel Prize 1946.
  2. German · [hes, -, uh, n]. a state in central Germany. 8,150 sq. mi. (21,110 sq. km). : Wiesbaden.


Hesse

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/ ɛ /

noun

  1. 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 nameHessenˈɛən
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Hesse

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/ ɛ; ˈɛə /

noun

  1. HesseHermann18771962MGermanWRITING: novelistWRITING: short-story writerWRITING: poet 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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A group of schoolchildren from Hesse in West Germany, were among witnesses to the killing.

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She read and reread “Siddhartha,” Herman Hesse’s novel and a defining text of 1960s youth culture.

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They added that the arrests took place in the western German states of Hesse and North-Rhine-Westphalia.

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The central German state of Hesse will also benefit from Microsoft’s investments.

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And in state elections in Bavaria and Hesse, the party made significant gains.

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