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Hesse-Nassau

American  
[hes-nas-aw] / ˈhɛsˈnæs ɔ /

noun

  1. a former state in W Germany, now part of Hesse.


Hesse-Nassau British  

noun

  1. a former province of Prussia, now part of the state of Hesse, Germany

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Last week the Confessional Synod elected Pastor Niemoller president of their church's newly formed executive council for the areas comprised by the old province of Hesse-Nassau.

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CASSEL, or Kassel, a city of Germany, capital of the former electorate of Hesse-Cassel, and, since its annexation by Prussia in 1866, capital of the province of Hesse-Nassau.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various

Ems, or Bad Ems, a beautiful watering-place in the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau, on the River Lahn, not far from its confluence with the Rhine.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various

BIEKKICH, a town of Germany, in the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau, on the right bank of the Rhine, 3 m.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

HOCHHEIM, a town of Germany, in the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau, situated on an elevation not far from the right bank of the Main, 3 m. above its influx into the Rhine and 3 m.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various

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