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Hesse

[hes-uh for 1; hes for 2]

noun

Her·mann

[her-mahn] , 1877–1962, German novelist and poet: Nobel prize 1946.

German, Hes·sen

[hes-uhn] . a state in central Germany. 5,508,000; 8150 sq. mi. (21,110 sq. km). Capital: Wiesbaden.

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Hesse¹ (hɛs)

—n
	German name: Hessen 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)

Hesse² (hɛs, German ˈhɛsə)

—n
	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

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